Every gardener knows: critters can be your worst enemy when trying to grow food. But most wouldn’t expect a snake to be a part of the problem. That conflict between gardener and animal is at the heart ...

Netflix recently launched the African Folktales Anthology at the Kalasha Film Festival held in Nairobi, Kenya with a glamorous event that attracted industry talents across sub-Saharan Africa. The ...

An African proverb originating from the Ewe tribe, a West African group nation whose largest population (over 3 million) currently resides in Ghana, reads as follows: “Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...

The enchanting song of the magical bird (Tanzania) -- The cat who came indoors (Zimbabwe) -- The great thirst (San, Southern Africa) -- King Lion's gifts (Khoi, Southern Africa) -- The message ...

Bright Star Touring Theatre must rely on small, portable, spartan sets for its sometimes big life-education messages. “We have to be able to fit into any facility that will have us,” said Lucy O’Brien ...

A year ago, Netflix and UNESCO issued a call for submissions for an African Folktales competition. It would be the opportunity of a lifetime for emerging African filmmakers and storytellers to create ...

The hero we need now.

There is an African folktale about a race between a hare and a chameleon. The speedy hare is winning, while the much slower chameleon tries without success to overtake him. Then the chameleon has an ...

EXCLUSIVE: ABF Creative, the podcast company behind children’s podcast African Folktales, has signed with ICM Partners. The company, which was founded in 2019 by former NPR producer Anthony Frasier, ...