Mbaganire—An African Folktales Podcast

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Mbaganire—An African Folktales Podcast

This podcast is dedicated to the African tradition of oral folktales at the fireplace. We recreate the lively and engaging story sessions with live audiences and sometimes offer reflections at the end of the story. We visit families, host diverse audiences, to give you a taste of the digital version of the practice of fireplace storytelling by grannies, aunties and uncles. A lot of the episodes are narrated in English but some are told in their original languages, with a short summary of the story in English at the end. All songs are left in their original languages. This podcast aims to document and preserve the rich culture of oral storytelling by Africans in so many different nations.

  1. AUG 12

    AKAREMA

    The disabled wife whose son was rejected by her cowives in their husband's absence Africa, Folktales.

    8 min

  2. JUL 16

    KIJONJO

    The orphan child who was tortured by the step mother by keeping him in the tall tree in the middle of the lakeAfrica, Folktales.

    6 min

  3. JUN 17

    AKAKOONA

    A handsome boy that was born a crow and transformed after getting married Africa, Folktales.

    6 min

  4. MAY 23

    The Woman Who Ran Mad, an Ibibio story.

    This is a story about greed versus contentment, about trust versus deceit and seeking the love of those closest to us.Africa, Folktales.

    12 min

  5. MAY 23

    Mbuk Adama Idiok Awan, Ibibio

    Told in Ibibio by Magdalene Idiang and accompanied by musician Michael Mawazo, this story tells of a woman who was jealous of a child, and how that jealousy drove her to her own self destruction. It is full of lessons, and the kind of African horror that is safe for children's enjoyment, as well as some poetic justice.Africa, Folktales.

    6 min

  6. APR 23

    Mbuk Ekpe ye Ekpu, Ibibio

    Told in its original Ibibio tongue, this is the story of how resistance comes from the least expected places when there is bad leadership.Africa, Folktales.

    6 min

  7. APR 23

    The Lion and The Rabbit, an Ibibio story.

    The story about how one arrogant leader got deposed by the smartest, littlest, least expected individual.Africa, Folktales.

    9 min

  8. 09/10/2022

    Lyechi gi Ochulu

    Africa, Folktales.

    5 min
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This podcast is dedicated to the African tradition of oral folktales at the fireplace. We recreate the lively and engaging story sessions with live audiences and sometimes offer reflections at the end of the story. We visit families, host diverse audiences, to give you a taste of the digital version of the practice of fireplace storytelling by grannies, aunties and uncles. A lot of the episodes are narrated in English but some are told in their original languages, with a short summary of the story in English at the end. All songs are left in their original languages. This podcast aims to document and preserve the rich culture of oral storytelling by Africans in so many different nations.

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