AfriWetu Ancestor StoriesRooted In Our Story

Pẹlẹ o!! Afri-WATU we are back, after AGES, with such a bang, as we round off our visit to our West African Ancestors, with a LEGEND's story just for you! We get to meet the Legend that is ODUDUA and his story is narrated by our very good friend of the podcast, Teju! It was such fun to record this episode with him, as a first time guest on the show, we shall bring him back for sure. Thank you Teju...

Welcome Afri-WATU!  Part 2 of the truly awesome Benin Empire!! As we close out on this civilisation, I still feel like we have genially just skimmed the surface...but that is ok as I know you are all going to do your own deeper research, yes? There is so much out there, and when you think you have read it all...even more comes to the surface. It was a wonderful journey to go on! Remember to c...

Welcome Afri-WATU!  Part 1 of the truly magnificent Benin Empire!! Everything you have heard of how great it was, is true....seriously it is. The research and reams and reams of material on this Empire is so very rich and was such a joy to go through, I hope you are inspired to go off and check it out. As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making me sound good! R...

AfriWATU! Welcome to a Legends Episode! We are going to the land of the Maasai in East Africa, to meet a Laibon who was such a legend, that has a mountain peak (on Mt Kenya) named after him.... Mbatian Ole Supeet! He was a leader and revered legend not just in death but even when he was alive. His story is such a dope one and really resonates with many other cultures as well. This also means that...

AfriWATU! Welcome to an AWESOME Legends Episode! We are going to the land of the Ndongo to meet one of the most iconic women in history, globally, Ngola Nzinga! This phenomenal woman is such an inspiration to many and her story still resonates today in Angola and the world. Her determination to fight for her people for decades against the invaders and her astute nature was a class above the rest....

AfriWatu! It's a new dawn good people! Welcome Back! Presenting a new civilisation for you all, the NDONGO kingdom, for your listening pleasure. The history in this kingdom was action packed and full of wonder. As usual it was such a joy to delve into the past, and getting to learn more about this civilisation, I hope you feel as immersed in this history as I did.  As always, huge THANKS to L...

AfriWATU! Welcome back to another great African civilisation episode! This time we head to Central Africa to meet the Kuba Kingdom. One of the most iconic civilisations in terms of its impact on culture globally in so many different ways. Once again our African ancestors were such a joy to visit, to step back into time and experience the rich heritage. As usual I do hope that this spurns you on to...

Welcome back Afri-WATU to a great African kingdom - the Ndebele Kingdom.  I have to say, this was one of those kingdoms I was really looking forward to learning about, and it did not disappoint. It was short lived but truly packed one heck of a punch, and rightly so....How you ask? Tune in and find out more! As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making me so...

Afri-WATU! Part 2 of the IFE is here! We are back with the mighty Ife and the rich rich history of this civilisation.  It was such a wonder to study, and there was sooooo much to cover, I hope my Yoruba fam will forgive me for missing any of their favourite parts...but share with us, yes!  As always, huge THANKS to Lee Kanyottu for delivering as always and making me sound good! We would...

Afri-WATU! A New Civilisation is here! Welcome back to explore or history, as we travel to the Ife Kingdom, there was so much to pack in that this is part 1 of 2! And it was A LOT of information. It is all very fascinating this I promise you and I hope it inspires you to read up. So tune in and absorb all the wonderful history, yes!  To my Yoruba....forgive the mispronunciation! As always, hu...

Afri-WATU! How Now! Welcome back to the the past to meet one of the most important people of our history, the Nok. There are so many things and highlights that could be mentioned, from how they leap frogged a WHOLE Age, to their genius and beautiful creations still marvelled at today, to the impact they had on future great civilisations to the fact that till present day we are still discovering mo...

Welcome Back Afri-WATU! It's the very FIRST Legend of Season 3! And honestly....it had to be Yea Ashantewaa, the phenomenal woman of the Ashanti Empire - as we celebrate International Women's Day / Month and the theme is Break The Bias.....and Yea was truly a woman who did exactly that, again we say....Legend. We have the distinct pleasure of hosting Angie Gachui as our Guest Narrator! Only she co...

Welcome back for Part 2 of the Amazing ASHANTI EMPIRE! We conclude the story of this civilisation, and what a fun one it was! And there was sooooo much more that could have been added, but nowhere near enough time to do it justice, so look at this as the highlights of the Empire. My West African fam...I hope you feel I did justice to your ancestors, your feedback is welcome! (PS - forgive the misp...

AFRI-WATU WE'RE BAAAACK!!!! What better way to start the THIRD season than with the Amazing ASHANTI EMPIRE! And you know cos it is such a historical giant that this needs not one but TWO parts. My West African fam...AfriWetu has ushered in our new season with you, I hope you feel I did justice to your ancestors, your feedback is welcome! (PS - forgive the mispronunciation!) A HUGE ASANTE to Lee Ka...

Welcome to SEASON 3 & truly thank you for tuning in!  We are about to start out journey to meet our ancestors of this wonderful African continent full of wonderous stories of excellence and richness is EVERY aspect. AfriWetu is so piviledged to share more our African History, Culture, People and Folklore.  Today is a Karibu to the AfriWetu world, it is a but a short wait until we are...

MAMBO Afri-WATU! It is the Wrap up episode for the series, as we break off for the holidays, before the next series, Series 3, starts next year! AfriWetu is so pleased to present our Guest Host to whom the podcast has been handed over for today - Sophia Muthoni Kamere! She had total control and did a fantastic job, as I knew she would.  This series was full on and AfriWetu wants to say Thank...

Welcome back AfriWATU! It's the penultimate episode, S2 Ep20! And what better way to close out the storytelling than welcoming the famous Legend, the one and only Queen Makeda of Sheba.  Queen Makeda's story resonates across many different civilisations, she is found in African, Arabic and Jewish texts as a legend. But the roots are here on our African continent. Books, poems, paintings, movi...

Afri-WATU! Welcome back! We travel back to Kenya, to hear a short tale from the Agikuyu people. It is therefore a Guest Narrator episode with none other that a returning voice, Muthoni Kamere!!! Muthoni did AfriWetu a true solid, she will be back as the interviewer at the end of this series, as we recap the series just for you! We shall also answer any burning questions you may have, so hit us up...

Afri-WATU! It is the final part of the Awesome AXUM Empire!  Now good news / bad news...this is a real deep academic dive into this Empire, and I promise you will get lost from time to time, but dont worry it is sooooo worth it to get into this study of the Axum...thats the good news.. The bad news, this is the last civilisation of this series and there are only two more AfriWetu episodes bef...

Welcome back Afri-WATU to Part 1 of the Axum Empire! This was such a great civilisation to study, there is literally reams of information out there abbout it. It is also one where AfriWetu does refer to non-African states that Axum had contact with, but as usual the core is our African story.  Afri-WATU this one you will have to listen to a few times, because it has A LOT of academic informat...

Hello Listeners! It's S2 Episode 16!  Thank you & Weclome Back! Today we meet Suni Ali of the Songhai Empire a mighty military man whose story could only be told by our Guest Narrator Njora! Njora is a good friend of AfriWetu and it is always always such a joy to have him wax lyrical on the pod. Here he does true justice to the great Sunni Ali who set the foundation of what was one of the...

Welcome to the second and final part of the mighty Songhai Empire AFRIWATU!  This was packed with all sorts! Couldnt capture it all in the time we have, so go read up more! It was such a joy yo research and it was so difficult to select what to put in for you all. The Empire ccovered 8! count them 8 modern day African nations...so imagine the richness of the stories covering their internal ci...

Welcome to the first part of the mighty Songhai Empire AFRIWATU! So excited to bring you yet another great civilisation from our continent. There was a lot to discover about this part of the world, and the Songhai story is a rich part of it. I am sure that listening to our ancestor's story is as fascinating for you, as it was for me to research. There is a lot packed in! Please forgive my misprono...

Hello Listeners! It's S2 Episode 13! Thank you for tuning in! Today we meet the one and only LION KING! Sundiata Keita the founder of the Mali Empire. Maaaan he was a legend! And so pleased to have none other than Amani Maranga as our Guest Narrator tell this fantastic story. AfriWetu appreciates Amani sooooo much, please make sure you check out his podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/...

Hello Afri-WATU!   Welcome to Part TWO of the MALI Empire!  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! It was such an awesome Empire and soooooooooo much to unpack! My Malinke Fam I hope you find I did your history justice, even if this is just such a small part of the history to be enjoyed and learned. It would be great to hear your thoughts.  ASANTE to Lee Kanyottu who DELIVERED as a...