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The Tokunbo Blog
Stories, guides and conversations for Africans abroad: culture, food, career, japa and everyday life between two worlds.
Share your storyFolktale: The Boy and the Talking Drum
A Yoruba-inspired tale about young Kunle, his grandfather's sacred talking drum (dundun), and the day he learned that words carry power.
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readThe Epic of Mwindo: The Hero Born Walking
A retelling of the Mwindo epic of the Nyanga people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the hero born…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readFolktale: The Singing Tortoise
A gentle animal tale about Timba, a shy tortoise with a beautiful voice, and a proud lion who learned that…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readFolktale: Why Tortoise Has No Hair
A Yoruba folktale about Ijapa the tortoise, a pot of hot yam porridge and a stolen meal hidden under his…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readKeeping Your Mother Tongue Alive at Home
A practical plan, ideas by age, where to find help and a weekly checklist for raising children who can talk…
Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min readFolktale: The Tortoise and the Birds (Why Tortoise’s Shell Is Cracked)
The classic West African folktale of how greedy Tortoise borrowed feathers to attend a feast in the sky, named himself…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read