RFI supports an innovative program that aims to collect, produce, and make accessible to as many people as possible short radio stories based on tales from historical heritage and contemporary imagination.
Thanks to the NGO Des Livres pour Tous, which collected stories from the Ivorian people, the sound designers of the Making Wave collective adapted 10 of them into 6- to 10-minute micro-fictions and recorded them with actors and musicians to create a series of podcasts: "L'Afrique en conte" (Africa in Stories).
Aimed at all audiences, these stories from the Ivorian heritage, which are also told throughout West Africa, are available in their entirety as native podcasts on RFI websites and apps, as well as on streaming platforms.
Story 1: "Why does the woodpecker tap its beak against the tree trunk?"
Performers: Koami Vignon and Charles Kohoury. Song: Valérie Gobey. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 2: "The Lion King and his daughter" Performers: Rebecca Kompaoré with the voices of Charles Kouhoury, Reine Leticia Azi, Vincent Kouamé, Jean-Marc Kouasi Kouadio. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 3: "The Anger of Zoa the Elephant" Author and performer: Binda Ngazolo. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 4: "The Cunning of Akendeya the Spider" Performers: Flopy Mendosa and Vincent Kouamé. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 5: "The Toad, the Marabout, and the Stork with the Bag"
(Excerpt from "Petit Bodiel and Other Tales of the Savannah" by Amadou Hampâté Bâ)
Performers: Binda Ngazolo, Vincent Kouamé, and Jean-Marc Kouasi Kouadio. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 6: "Gboklokofi, the Hyena " – Performers: Rebecca Kompaoré, Charles Kohoury, and Vincent Kouamé. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 7: "The Three Daughters of Gnamien Kli, the Good Lord" – Performers: Koami Vignon and Vincent Kouamé. Singers: Rebecca Kompaoré, Valérie Gobey, and Flore Kra. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 8: "A Thousand Days for the Thief and One Day for the Owner" – Performers: Binda Ngazolo with Reine Leticia Azi, Charles Kohoury, Vincent Kouamé, and Jean-Marc Kouasi Kouadio. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 9: "N'Verfouai the Earthworm" – Performers: Flopy Mendosa with the voice of Stéphane Dogbo. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
Story 10: "The King and the Fool" – (Excerpt from "Petit Bodiel and Other Tales of the Savannah" by Ahmadou Hampâté Bâ).-Performers: Rebecca Kompaoré, Charles Kohoury, Jean-Marc Kouasi Kouadio, and Vincent Kouamé. Music: Jean Sempé Ake Olloé.
To listen to the tales: https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/l-afrique-en-conte/
