African Folktales Podcast: Recent Episodes
Makafui
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Hausa people titled The Nature of the Beast.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Guan people of Ghana titled Friends for a Time.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bondei people of Tanzania titled Tale of an Old Woman.
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda titled The Clever Wakasanke.
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda titled Cutting the Elephant’s Hips
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Mbuti people of Congo that solves the mystery of Why the Dog Always Chases Other Animals.
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Ashanti people of Ghana titled Killing Virtue
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Fiba tribe of Tanzania about The Man and the Muskrat.
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Hausa people about a chameleon and a hartebeest.
In this episode, we delve into a tale from the Mbuti people of Congo about The Old Woman with Sores.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Vai people, a Manden ethnic group that live mostly in Liberia, with a small minority living in south-eastern Sierra Leone.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Hausa people, the largest ethnic group in Africa titled The Devil Comes Between Them.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bono tribe, an Akan people of Ghana. titled The Contest of Riddles.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Ewe people of Ghana titled The Work Done by Itself.
In this episode, we delve into a story from the Bondei people titled Finders Keepers. They are an ethnic group based in northeastern Tanzania.
In this episode, we delve into a story about three rival brothers that leaves us with more questions than answers.
In this episode, the theme of jealousy is explored in a story about The Jealousy of the Blind Man.
This episode is a rather short one that reveals the story of how the dog became the friend of man.
In this episode, we delve into another fascinating tale about Ananse titled Ananse and the Corncob.
In this episode, we delve into a tale of Why Elephant And Hyena Live Far From People. The author collected this story among others from Zimbabwe and Botswana.
In this episode, we delve into a South African folktale centered on the Zulu people. A gripping tale about seven magic birds.
Hello and welcome to the first episode of the African Folktales Podcast. I am Makafui, a researcher with a passion for folktales and their origins.
African folktales were originally not written down, but were passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth. They were performed live and although the same folktales were told many, many times, they were never exactly the same. I will first narrate a folktale, followed by a character explanation, a short side story and conclude with a proverb. Our first folktale introduces us to a character called Anansi