Legendary Africa

Hello Legends! Today's tale is called The Heart of a Monkey. In this tale, Monkey and Shark become unlikely friends but all is not what it seems...and what on earth does a Washerman's Donkey have to do with it?? #staylegendary

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Source: The Lilac Fairy Book⁠ by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1910)

Music credits

Intro/outro: Across the Savannah by Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)

Other music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Hello Legends! Today, I am narrating a tale called Mohammed with the Magic Finger from Andrew Lang's Fairy books. It's a bit of an odd but enjoyable one. Mohammed is a little boy with extraordinary powers and intelligence. And his family is not all that ordinary either....

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Source: Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

Music credits

Intro/outro: Across the Savannah by Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)

Other music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) or from YouTube Audio Library

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Sound effects from freesound.org

Logo: Made by yours truly on Canva

Heya you Legends!

Legendary Africa is back! It's been a long long time but my disembodied voice will be back regularly in your ears. These will not be weekly episodes necessarily as life is far too hectic for that, but they will be more often and regular than in these last few months. Enjoy listening to African lore and, as always, feel free to reach out on Twitter, Instagram or via email!

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Hello Legends! Today, I am narrating four Animal folktales from South Africa! We meet several of the Ant clans, a unique Monkey who fights for justice with the help of his fiddle, a Tiger (aka Lion) who is scared of a Ram, and a boastful Lion who learns some important lessons about Man. #staylegendary

A quick note: the source for these tales was published in 1910 and thus contains some outdated and, potentially, offensive words. I am in no way endorsing the use of these words but I think that these tales should still be told as long as we acknowledge that some of the language used are no longer and should no longer be acceptable. The purpose of my podcast is to entertain, relax, and inform listeners of African-based tales – due to years and years of colonisation, African lore has been corrupted. I hope that by telling these tales, even if they do come from 'white, colonial' sources, people will become interested in the original tales and take some time to find out more about the cultures they belong to and the people to whom the stories originally belonged.

Another quick note: My good friend Dustin from Stories Sandman Presents told some tales from this book as well. His podcast is simply delightful and I highly recommend you give him a listen.

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Source: South African Folk-Tales by James Honey (1910)

Music credits

Intro/outro: Across the Savannah by Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)

Other music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) or from YouTube Audio Library

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Sound effects from freesound.org

Logo: Made by yours truly on Canva

Greetings Legends and welcome to Legendary Africa! Today, I bring you three monsterific, marvellous and monstrous tales from the Hausa, the Fang and the Guji Oromo! Join me as we meet the astonishing Zankallala, a tiny monster who packs a punch, the Ebigane, a bloody-thirsty hybrid, and the Bulgu, a terrible ogre with a taste for human flesh.

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Mentioned in this episode: Leine Marie Daini - author and host of Giraffe's Eggs and Other African Tales (Listen here)

Time stamps:

00:00:00 - Episode start

00:00:40 - Intro

00:01:21 - The Hausa People

00:04:11 - Zankallala

00:13:29 - The Fang People

00:14:42 - Ebigane

00:18:30 - The Guji Oromo People

00:19:00 - Bulgu

00:24:09 - Sources for stories

00:24:49 - Episode end

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Credits:

‘African’ - AShamaluevMusic.

Music Link: https://youtu.be/bECszEydRKg

Yonder Hill and Dale - Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library)

Tafi Maradi by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4455-tafi-maradi

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3681-drums-of-the-deep

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African Drums (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Logo: Photograph by Rene Rauschenberger.