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Eight Ways a Dead Twin Becomes a Bird in Ga Ritual
When a Ga twin dies, the story does not end with burial.
By Benjamin neil Ibrahim· 5 min read
Coming Home Through Gborodigondi
A viral TikTok clip of a twenty-year-old Nsukka music video pulls a childhood memory back into focus
By Nneoma Sally· 7 min read
The Literal Voice of the Oja
A flute I dismissed as too archaic to notice stopped me mid-stride on an NYSC parade ground
By Nneoma Sally· 6 min read
Tales of An Ashanti Father
A British Chancellor's granddaughter marries into Ashanti aristocracy, and spends fifty years in Kumasi writing down spider stories for children
By Inumidun Seyiolapade· 12 min read
Trade, Totems and the Invention of Isi-Agu
How the Igbo transformed a Victorian trade commodity into the Isi-Agu
By Somtochukwu Udeozo· 6 min read
Asase Yaa and the Living Earth: The Akan Earth Goddess and the Ethics of the Ground
On Thursdays in traditional Akan communities, farmers do not work the soil. The day belongs to Asase Yaa and on her day the ground rests, protected from the hoe by the same principle that leads the Akan to set aside time for acknowledging the sacred in what sustains life.
By Isreal Jeremiah· 6 min read
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All episodes →Cultural Preservation and How Far It Should Go
Cultural preservation is usually framed as an unqualified good but should every tradition be preserved? This episode tries to identify where the line falls, and when honouring tradition starts to do harm.
African History: Ethnicity
Africa is home to thousands of ethnic groups, and that diversity has shaped borders, alliances, and conflicts for centuries. This episode looks at where those groups came from and how they've sorted themselves over time.
Nigerian Street Food
From the suya stalls of Lagos to the boli sellers along the Ibadan roads. This episode is a tour of Nigerian street food, and where to find the best of it.
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