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Anansesɛm
A Bargain of Riddles
Kwaku offers to carry a heavy basket for the price of three riddles — and Tikenenkenen accepts far too quickly.
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Every strand has a story.
Follow Kwaku Ananse and his family through the Great Web of Stories and discover Ghana's history, people, traditions, places and incredible cultures.
Made for curious children aged roughly 6 to 12, and the grown-ups watching with them.
Animated adventures first
Every strand of the Great Web of Stories begins as an animated episode on YouTube, made for watching together.
Then explore further here
Each episode has a companion page: what we discovered, where in Ghana it happens, and things to try.
Made for ages 6 to 12
Traditional Anansesɛm, new adventures and carefully researched Ghanaian history and culture — with notes for grown-ups.
Latest adventures
Start with the newest episode
The channel is in production, so every episode below is marked coming soon until it goes live on YouTube.
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This adventure has not been published yet. The video will appear here once it is live on the channel.
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The Drum That Would Not Sleep
A drum in the corner of the workshop keeps a rhythm all night, and Ntikuma is the only one who hears it.
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Living Ghana
Market Day, From Open to Close
One day, one market, from the first crates arriving to the last stall folding away.
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Ananse Eats Ghana
Ananse Eats: A Pot of Jollof
Kwaku follows the smell of a cooking pot and ends up learning to wait.
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Journeys Through History
Journey Back to the Old Road
Nana Abena carries Ntikuma along a road that no longer exists.
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Festival Adventures
A Festival of Lights and Drums
Tikenenkenen is given one job for the whole celebration, and it turns out to be the loudest.
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People Who Shaped Ghana
A Life That Shaped Ghana
A profile episode format: one person, one turning point, told for young viewers.
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New adventures land on YouTube first
Ananse Adventures lives on YouTube. Subscribe to watch each new animated adventure as it arrives, then come back here to explore the places, words and wisdom behind it.
The Great Web of Stories
Follow a strand, discover something real
The Web is magical — but every glowing strand leads somewhere real: Anansesɛm, Ghanaian history, a tradition, a place, a language, food, a festival, craftsmanship, a person or diaspora history.
Meet the family
Meet the family
Kwaku Ananse and his family come from Ghana's Ananse storytelling traditions. Nana Abena is an original Ananse Adventures character. Artwork is shown as tasteful placeholders until the final character designs are ready.
Kwaku Ananse
The Trickster
Storyteller, trickster and father.
From Ghana's Ananse storytelling traditionAso
The Anchor
The wise and practical anchor of the family.
From Ghana's Ananse storytelling traditionNtikuma
The Questioner
Curious about history and evidence.
From Ghana's Ananse storytelling traditionTikenenkenen
The Inventor
Fascinated by science, craftsmanship and how things work.
From Ghana's Ananse storytelling traditionExplore Ghana
Where the strands lead
Starter cultural exploration areas across Ghana — history, communities and traditions. These are not a replacement for Ghana's official administrative regions.
Cultural exploration area
Greater Accra
Ga history and the city of Accra: fishing communities, Jamestown, and the Homowo festival. Detailed, researched guides for this area are being written.
Cultural exploration area
Ashanti
Asante history and Kumasi: craftsmanship, kente traditions and the Akwasidae celebration. Detailed, researched guides for this area are being written.
Cultural exploration area
Volta
Ewe history and the communities around the Volta: migration traditions, weaving and festivals. Detailed, researched guides for this area are being written.