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Mythological Africans Podcast
Episodes — page 7
Kotoko (Chad) FolkloreIn this episode, we discuss folklore from the Kotoko people in Chad. We read three stories from Told by Starlight in Chad by Joseph Brahim Seid : * The Eclipse of the Moon * The Ki…
Folktales from East AfricaIn this episode, we read 4 stories from Eleanor Heady’s “When the Stones Were Soft: East African Fireside Tales”. * Why Cats Live With Women * Why Dogs Live With Men * Men of Dif…
Race in African FolkloreIn this episode, we explore how race shows up in African folklore. We read two stories: 1. The Origin of Death from the Kunu (Guinea) 2. The Brightest Sun from Libya The first st…
Science, Mythology & FolkloreIn this episode, we explore the convergence and divergence between science, mythology and folklore. We read a version of the story of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. There ar…
Folklore from Mali and NamibiaWe read the following stories: - The Hatseller and the Monkeys by Malian storyteller Baba Wagué Diakite - The Scholar and the Monkey - The Great Snake - Nambiashita Mischievous mo…
Ancient Egyptian FolkloreWe read and discussed "The Story of the Two Brothers" which is believed to be one of the oldest folktales in the world. The story recounts the lives and exploits of two brothers, A…
The Story of Liongo and #Kiswahiliday2022In this episode we celebrated Kiswahiliday 2022 by reading “The Story of Liongo”, a chieftain, hero, warrior, and poet of the Swahili people. We also discuss the complicated histor…
The Woman King or The King’s Women? Gender and Power in the Dahomey KingdomDepending on who you ask, the Agojie of the Kingdom of Dahomey were either a ruthless military force heavily involved in the slave trade which dominated the West African coast from…
Ila FolkloreThe Ila people are found in Zambia. They are also known as the Baila, Sukulumbwe, or Shukulumbwe. We read 4 stories: * The Explanation for the Origin of Murder * The Man and the Mu…
Zanzibari FolkloreZanzibar is an island on the East African coast. The island has a rich cultural history with influences from indigenous African peoples, Arabs, Indians, the Portuguese and the Brit…
Ndòwé SkyloreThe Ndòwé people are found in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. They are also referred to as the Benga people or the Playeros (Beach People). We read the story of the Sun (Vyoyi or Job…
African Heroes: Great Soninke MenThe Soninke people are found in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea and The Gambia. We read two stories: * The First Bard Among the Soninke * Kirama and Kankejan The stories explore…
Amazigh FolkloreThe Amazigh are found in Morocco Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Western Sahara, Mauritania, the Canary Islands, Egypt, Mali and Niger. The Amazigh people are sometimes referred to as the…
