09 Dec 1998
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.
A Story-A Story
Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.
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John Joseph Akar Narrator
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