Mbaganire—An African Folktales Podcast

About 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.

Publisher

Patience Nitumwesiga

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Aug 2020

Latest episode

12 Aug 2024

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Aug 2024

   AKAREMA

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

2. 

   16 Jul 2024

   KIJONJO

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

3. 

   17 Jun 2024

   AKAKOONA

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

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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