Podcast
Legendary Africa
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Bonus Episode: Interview with author and podcaster, Leine Marie Daini!BonusHi Legends! Today I am so excited to have a very special guest on the show: Leine Marie Daini! The incredible author of the wonderful children's book Giraffe's Eggs and the amazing…
- Episode 19: The Treasure of Pharaoh Rhampsinitus and the Helpful Hand - Ancient Egypt
Hi Legends! Break is over and I’m back with an exciting Egyptian folktale! This is the first Egyptian tale to be featured on Legendary Africa and I can promise you that it is an am…
- Episode 18: The Tricky Python and the Cheeky Bullfrog - Mende (Sierra Leone) & Khoikhoi (Southern Africa)
Hey Legends! We’re back with some wonderful animal tales, this time featuring 2 tales. First from the Mende people of Sierra Leone we meet First Man, Jackal and Python, then we lis…
- Episode 17: Makoma! The Boy Who Became a God! - Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Hey Legends! Gather round, gather round! Today, I will be retelling the story of Makoma, the boy hero (in a slightly comical fashion). A tale from the Sena people of Mozambique and…
- Episode 16: Ghosts of the Cape - South Africa
Hey legends! It’s Halloween month and that means it’s time for Legendary Africa to get spooky! Join me in Cape Town as we wander through the torture chambers and eerie corridors of…
- Episode 15: Legendary Serpents of South Africa
Hey legends! Today we’re heading back home to South Africa, first to Howick Falls to search the deep pools for the Inkanyamba, then to Richtersveld in the Eastern Cape where we’ll…
- Episode 14: Elephant Tails - Nigeria & Congo
Hey legends! Join me today for two lovely folktales about Elephants. They truly are wondrous creatures. For the first tale, we go to Nigeria to listen to a tale by the Ibibio peopl…
- Episode 13: Hassebu and the King of the Snakes - East Africa
Join me as we follow a wonderful Islam-influenced folktale from East Africa. Originally told in Swahili, this tale has everything: betrayal, redemption, an evil Vzir, a majestic Sn…
- Episode 12: The Mystery of Rosalind Ballingall - South Africa
Welcome back to Mzansi, Legends! Join me in South Africa as we journey from Cape Town to Knysna to Johannesburg to George as we try to solve the unsolvable mystery of Rosalind Ball…
- Episode 11: Kongamoto! The Living Pterodactyl of Zambia!
It’s cryptid time, Legends! In this episode, we wander around the swamps and wetlands of Zambia, climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and parachute down Mount Kenya in an attempt to…
- Episode 10: Baby-snacking. I Mean, Babysitting! A Humbukushu Tale
From the Rain-makers of the Okavango comes two tales revolving around devious and crafty Hares. In the first story from the Humbukushu people, find out how Kadima the Hare betrayed…
- Episode 9: An Ogre, a Magician and a Mother Walk Into a Bar… A Tsonga Tale!
Hi Legends and welcome to Legendary Africa! This is the first proper episode since I returned to Legendary Africa after Rashalia, my sister and co-host, passed away and, although i…
- Legendary Africa is Back.
Legendary Africa is back to torment your ears! In this minisode, I choose to honour Rashalia’s life by continuing with the podcast. Since Rashalia loved all kinds of spooky and par…
Tribute to my sister and co-host, Rashalia.This is a tribute to my sister and co-host, Rashalia. I love and miss you so much. *** Music: AShamaluevMusic Logo: Photograph by Rene Rauschenberger
- Episode 8: Witch In The West
Get out your pointy hats and broomsticks, because something wicked this way comes! Well, not here, but in Cameroon, where on a distant mountaintop something evil brews. We talk abo…
- Episode 7: Attack of the Bat Demons
This episode we bring you the cruel, bat-like shapeshifter(s) Popobawa that terrorised the Island of Pemba off the Tanzanian coast from the 60's up to as recently as 2007. This gru…
- Episode 6: Angel On My Shoulder
Angels are well-known in the Western world, from the annoying little cherubs on Valentine's Day cards to the vengeful archangels displayed on stained glass windows, but did you kno…
Bonus Episode: Interview with author Dr Richard SuggBonusWARNING: this episode contains references to graphic violence that may upset sensitive listeners. Powdered brain? Human fat candles? Blood-thirsty cannibals? We have all this and m…
- Episode 5: My Dad Turned Into A Tree
It's our Father's Day episode, and we have some special dad-themed stories for you! First, the sombre tale of the great Yoruba warrior who lost his favourite son on the battlefield…
- Episode 4: Beware the Rainforest Spirits
In the heart of the Congo, little spirits with a taste for human flesh lurk, waiting for innocent passers-by to fall prey to their traps. In this episode we bring you tales of the…
