ASMR Myths & Legends: West Africa (Akan, Dogon, Yoruba stories...)

In this ASMR/bedtime story video, I tell you stories from West African mythology, including Akan/Ashanti stories (Anansi the Spider), a creation myth from the Dogons, and Yoruba stories involving Olodumare and the Orishas. These peoples live in modern Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Burkina Faso and Mali. I also tell you a little bit about them and the influence of their faiths on New World religions, including Candomblé, Santería or Haitian Vodou.

Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia and Shutterstock. Sound effects and music from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators.

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Timestamps:
0:00 West African Myths
1:25 Story: Anansi, the Knower of All Stories
23:20 PSA
24:55 Story: Anansi and the Witch
30:20 The Akan and the Ashanti
34:03 Story: Dogon Creation Myth
42:50 Yoruba Religion
46:22 Story: Obatala and the Creation of Life
55:51 Olodumare and the Orishas
1:01:05 Story: How the World Became Unequal
1:07:30 Campfire Sounds, No Talking