Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary
audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton,
Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes,
Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett
Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo,
CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair
Underwood, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard with a special message from
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Original Music by South African legends by
Johnny Clegg and Vusi Mahlasela, Directed by Alfre Woodard. The
audiobook was a truly international affair recorded in Los Angeles, New
York, Miami, London, and Johannesburg. The stories were chosen by the
Nobel Laureate himself, from every region of Africa.
"We hope this audiobook will be enjoyed by people of all ages across the
globe, increasing awareness of Africa's rich cultures while creating a
better future for South Africa's most vulnerable children," said ANSA
Executive Director Sharon Gelman.In his original foreword for the
folktales, Nelson Mandela wrote, "It is my wish that the voice of
the storyteller may never die in Africa, that all the children of the
world may experience the wonder of books." The audiobook brings his
vision full circle, as these timeless tales return to the oral tradition
to be heard around the world.
