Folktales from Sudan
Stories from Sudanese folklore for the whole family, told by award-winning public radio journalist and storyteller Hana Baba
Folktales from Sudan is the first audio storytelling podcast bringing the fairytales of Sudan to global audiences.
The stories use original music, sound design and sing alongs, exposing kids to the heritage of a culture they may know little about, through immersive narrative storytelling.
Folktales from Sudan has been featured by the BBC, NPR, OkayAfrica, and was named a 2025 Best Podcast for Kids by The Podcast Academy’s Ambie Awards.
Folktales from Sudan
Basma's Riddle
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👸🏽 A Queen who is loved across the kingdom begins to wonder: are her people truly happy… or just afraid to speak honestly around her? 🤔
🧕🏾 One night, disguised as an ordinary woman, she secretly leaves the palace to search for the truth..
🪡🧵 She meets a simple seamstress named Basma- who has a riddle that changes the way the Queen sees her kingdom- forever...
❓What is it? What happens next? 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
🙏🏽 Special thanks to Akram Ahmed Almustafa for blessing our use of the classic song Aldunya Tahhla- lyrics by Hassan Awad Aboulela, melody and performance by the late great Ustath Ahmed Almustafa.
🎶 Many thanks to my friend Manal Abdelhalim for lending her beautiful singing voice to this story
📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller
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🙌 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! ❤️
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