Explore every episode of the podcast Folktales from Sudan
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| Filayfla the Clever Girl | 20 Jun 2026 | 00:19:16 | |
👧🏾 Everyone in the village loved Filayfla 💕 ❓ What does she do? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar. Many thanks to Dr. Ahmed Al-Shahi and Tim Moore at Oxford University 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ | |||
| See you in our next season! | 12 Jun 2025 | 00:01:47 | |
Izzayyakum! 👋🏾 This is Hana Baba host of Folktales from Sudan. 🙏🏽 Thank you SO much for listening to our stories- it means so much to us! We’ve been getting such great feedback, and so many of you are connecting with these folktales. We have reached the end of our first season, but we will be back for Season 2- in the meantime stay connected with us on social media- we’re on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok at Folktales from Sudan. We have some fun things coming - follow our socials to stay updated! 👨🏽🦱👩🏾 People have been asking us how they can help support the podcast. If you’d like to join the Folktales from Sudan family as a supporter to help keep the stories coming, you can make a donation on our fundraising page- buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan
🎧 And please continue to enjoy the stories, share them with your friends and family, and you can always email us at folktalesfromsudan@gmail.com -we would LOVE to hear from you! 📧 😊 See you in the next season! Maslaama! | |||
| Lolaba and the Eagle | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:10:59 | |
🌟 Lolaba and the Eagle 🦅✨ Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ | |||
| The Father and Three Sons | 01 Apr 2025 | 00:10:19 | |
👳🏽♂️ The Father and Three Sons 👨🏽🦱👨🏽🦱👨🏽🦱 Find out in the story- get comfy, and listen.... 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: | |||
| Welcome to Folktales from Sudan! | 11 Mar 2025 | 00:04:17 | |
Izzayakum! Hello! Welcome to Folktales from Sudan - a podcast for kids and families that introduces them to the rich oral storytelling traditions of the African country of Sudan, bringing timeless tales of wisdom, adventure, and humor to life! The story producer and narrator is award-winning public radio journalist and podcaster Hana Baba, who is Sudanese American. She grew up listening to her mother and uncle telling her fairy tales, that were handed down from their grandmother in Sudan. This beautifully sound designed podcast brings to life those stories - immersing young listeners in a world of magical treasures, brave girls, clumsy ogres, mischievous animals, and more! There’s always a character to root for, and a character that needs to learn a lesson.... and we all learn something new with each story. The stories are told in English, and you'll also hear phrases in Sudanese dialect. So get ready to pick up some new words, and experience the rhythm of the language along the way. Plus there's lots of songs to sing along to- so get ready to join in! We hope you'll enjoy the stories, subscribe and share with your family and friends ! * Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook @FolkTalesfrom Sudan * Email us at: folktalesfromsudan@gmail.com Folktales from Sudan is coming April 1st- so stay tuned to this feed! See you in the first story! Ma'a Alsalama! Goodbye! | |||
| Akhdar Azaz fi Gizaz | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:22:19 | |
✨ A father asks his three daughters what they want him to bring back, when he travels. 💎 💍 While the older two ask for jewels and fine things, Fatma never asks for anything- just his safe return home. 👩🏾 ✨ Until one day- when the jealous sisters trick her into asking for something mysterious and unusual- Akhdar Azaz fi Gizaz , the green gem in the glass . 👳🏽♂️ Her father sets off on a dangerous quest to find it... 🐎 What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: | |||
| Mariam & The Naughty Chicken | 26 May 2025 | 00:18:24 | |
🐔 Mariam’s chicken is always getting into trouble! 🏠 One day, it flew over the fence and into the neighbor's house- the scariest house in the village that nobody goes to! 👧🏾 But Mariam had to get her chicken back- so she went to the house, and couldn't believe what she saw! What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎭 Graphic Design: Eman Hajali, Rudaina Osman, Layla Bilal 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. We’ll be back soon with another legendary Sudanese folktale. Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ | |||
| Anjetu & Nijaima | 19 May 2025 | 00:35:16 | |
🎭 Anjetu and Nijaima are two sisters who are very different. | |||
| Alhadeeya and the Village Girls | 12 May 2025 | 00:28:37 | |
👩🏾 🌴 Alhadeeya is a kind girl who lives with her grandmother. Every day after school, she goes straight home. But one day, some jealous village girls trick her into going to play in the forest with them after school- and then comes trouble.. What happens next? Find out- listen now! 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: | |||
| The Poor Woodcutter | 05 May 2025 | 00:13:42 | |
🌳 👨🏽🦱 There was once a poor woodcutter who chopped wood in the forest every day for a living 👳🏽♂️ 🌟 One day, an old man gives him a magical gift , but he soon learns that some magic comes with consequences. What happens? Find out- listen now! 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: | |||
| The Cats & The Mice | 27 Apr 2025 | 00:14:30 | |
The Cats & the Mice 🐱🐭 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: | |||
| Fatna & The Ghoul | 20 Apr 2025 | 00:19:07 | |
👨🏽🦱👩🏾 Fatna and her brother Mohamed live together in a house in the forest. 🎶 Every night after work, Mohamed sings a special song to let his sister Fatna know he’s home, and she opens the door. 🚪 👹 But when a sneaky ghoul tries to trick Fatna, things get tricky! What happens? Listen and find out!
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| Kiret the Goat | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:15:30 | |
🐐 Kiret the Goat 🐐
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| The Sultan's Secret | 26 Jun 2026 | 00:13:27 | |
🤴🏽 A powerful Sultan has an embarrassing secret… 😳 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: | |||
| Makkar the Fox | 04 Jul 2026 | 00:17:18 | |
🦊 Every night, a sly fox named Makkar sneaks into a farmer’s watermelon patch for a secret feast. 🍉 ❓ What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎧 | |||
| The Friendship Test | 11 Jul 2026 | 00:17:56 | |
🫅🏾 Everyone wants to be friends with the young Prince Mahmoud, and he really wants to find a good friend to play with.. ❓But how can he know who likes him only for his wealth - and who is a real, true friend? 👸🏽 His mother, the Queen, has an idea to help: a test that will show him who his real friends are.. 🥚 ❓What is it? What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #sudan #familytime #stories #storytime #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #africanstories #folktales #fairytales | |||
| The Magic Forest | 19 Jul 2026 | 00:18:57 | |
🌳 A woodcutter discovers a forest filled with tall Baan trees and thinks, ‘I can be rich!’ 🪓 During the day, he cuts the trees down… but overnight, they mysteriously grow back.. 🌙 One night, he decides to stay awake to find out who - or what - is restoring the forest.. ❓ Who is it? What happens next? 🎧 Listen to find out! 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🙏🏽 Special thanks to my aunt Sohair Elbagir for telling me this story 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ | |||
| Aziza the Princess Bride | 26 Jul 2026 | 00:27:43 | |
👸🏽 Princess Aziza marries a prince chosen by her father, and leaves home to begin her new life in the prince's grand palace.. 🚪 The palace has dozens of rooms- all filled with treasures! 👀 At first, Aziza tries to ignore her curiosity.. 🔑 But one day, she decides to find out what’s in the forbidden room. *Note: this story may be a bit scary for our younger listeners, so take care. 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #sudan #sudankidsstories #sudanesestories #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #africanstories #folktales #fairytales | |||
| The Two Jackals | 02 Aug 2026 | 00:16:08 | |
🦊 🦊 Two jackal cousins live completely different lives. 🏙️ One lives in a busy city filled with comfort and treats.. 🌵The other lives out in the harsh desert wilderness.. 🔄 When the desert jackal visits the city, he loves it! 👌🏽 At first, it seems like the perfect deal! 😐 But things don’t go quite the way either of them expected… 🎧What happens ? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #folktales #fairytales | |||
| Bantar the Frog | 15 Aug 2026 | 00:17:33 | |
🐸 Bantar the Frog was used to a lush life of swimming, relaxing, and doing exactly what she wanted. 💅 ❓ What happens next? Listen to this funny animal folktale find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🙏🏽 Special thanks to Atif Elbaghir, Alaa Elbagir, and Shima Elbagir for their help with this story! 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ | |||
| The Elixir of Life | 08 Aug 2026 | 00:25:22 | |
🍯 The Elixir of Life 👑 A powerful king gets sick, and his three sons set off on an epic journey to find a cure. 🍯 They travel in search of the magic healing potion Ikseer Alhayaa - 👵🏾 But along the way, a mysterious old woman keeps showing up.. 👀 And before long, the brothers discover that this journey is testing much more than their courage. ❓ What happens next? Listen to this epic adventure to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller ✅ Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ | |||