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Hello! Jambo! Hola! GutenTag! Sawubona! Bon Jour! Nameste!

So nice of you to take the time to drop in

 Aunti Oni Story Village is your story time friend!

To put a smile on your face & music in your shoes 

Together we'll  dance away the  blues!

Join Aunti Oni every 1st Saturday of the month

Zoomin' in Story Village Live! 

Register for Story Village Live!

Listen,Download, Follow or Subscribe where ever you listen

Music is life!

#1 ~ April 3, 2021

Thank you Joy Jones, Storyteller

Washington, DC


PODCASTS & BOOK *!* LISTEN! LEARN! LOVE!

Coolest family friendly podcast on the planet!

Coolest family friendly podcast on the planet!

Coolest family friendly podcast on the planet!

Aunti Oni's fun loving storytelling style is a literary treat!  Listen anytime, on your favorite podcast app in your car, kitchen or before bedtime! Hear delightful classic and modern tales from the works of storytellers and poets! 




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A year round cultural delight!

Coolest family friendly podcast on the planet!

Coolest family friendly podcast on the planet!

Listen up! to this adventurous podcast of original and traditional stories for children, featuring the 7 principles of Kwanzaa. 

Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Karenga in 1966 to teach values and history for the cultural consciousness of Africans in America.

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Award Winning Podcast!

Award Winning Audio Book!

Award Winning Audio Book!

Aunti Oni made her debut  telling world famous stories on this Webby award winning podcast.  


As Miss JoJo's American cousin, Aunti Oni re-tells the Anansi story, 

Why Spiders Live on the Ceilings in episode #7.  Episode 8 Aesop's Rabbit & Turtle race and episode 9 is the crisis management tale; 3 Fish In A Pond, all in a fun storytelling style.


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Award Winning Audio Book!

Award Winning Audio Book!

Award Winning Audio Book!

In 2008 Professor Nikki Giovanni, Author and Poet  invited Oni Lasana to rap Paul Dunbar's "We Wear The Mask"  in this award winning beautifully illustrated audio book.




Purchase book here!

3 Fish In A Pond #1

Be prepared in all you do...a special message for me & you!

Hi! Jambo! Irie! Hola! Aloha! Anansi!

Let's sing hello in different languages!

Anansi Sing Along Song

Ity's Bitsy Spider has a name, ANANSI...yep, Anansi fell down but...he stops crying and keeps on trying!

Ubuntu Sing Along

I am because we are!

An original song I wrote for our youngsters to appreciate diversity. 



Hey, Hey, Hey Aesop Is Here To Stay!

A original song on the origin of Aesop to sing-along!

"Aunti Oni's gentle, laugh filled voice is an aural delight. Her storytelling gifts shine as she artfully take other's writings or folktales and weaves them into new quilts. Gather your family together, even on your individual device, and share in the magic of Aunti Oni's Storytelling"

Skywalker Payne, Storyteller

"I listened to Peace & War this morning and your telling of that moral message was incredible. What a blessing that the world is able to access and enjoy these stories for free. Thank you." 

Diane Williams.co, Author, Storyteller & more!

Aunti Oni Story Village, the Story!

   When I was 10 years old my mother gifted me with a pink radio/recorder with a little microphone. My friend, Jackie Dias' and I would holler sing and crack jokes into the microphone in my kitchen during, Philly, PA cold winter months. In the summer we'd hit the block signifying and joking on the mic with our friends.  

We loved recording everyone's voices, rewinding the tape listening to our silliness and laughing till our bellies hurt.  Hearing our voices on the playbacks was such a thrill, making up stories, songs and playing the dozens. 


    As an adult, over the years I worked, played (volunteered) and honed my passion for radio production and hosting programs, from national non-profit public radio, local commercial stints and international online radio. It was my special calling to promote and interview gifted talents in my communities from the west to east coast of USA.


OUT OF THE BLUE....

   JUNE 2020, podcast entrepreneur Anthony Frasier of ABF Creative, Inc. was appreciating the creative energy popping off my website. Anthony reached out and asked me to voice a few stories as Miss JoJo's American cousin, for his children's series of podcasts, African Folktales.


    What would be my "handle" my "brand" why not Auntie or Aunty? British or American? Aunti is International....crossing all borders... and I'm also known at Tobago Library Services, on the island of Tobago as Aunti Oni.


    In spite of years dealing with asthma and now hiding from, but living with the Covid Creative Crazies, locked down in my artist sanctuary, (use to be my children's playroom;-)  I wrote & edited my favorite stories, voiced them in all the silly voices inside of me and "Aunti Oni" debuted September 2020 in episodes 7, 8 & 9 of African Folktales.


     Anthony Frasier, motivated me to creatively check myself and gave me a wonderful producer Wanda Reynolds and dope engineer DJ King Canal to carry me through.  A gifted and generous storyteller, Michelle Washington Wilson of New Jersey, lifted me up in co-writing two original Kwanzaa stories.  


       In December 2020, "Kwanzaa Time with Aunti Oni." was produced by ABF Creative, Inc. and is still available, where ever you listen to podcasts! 

With six fabulous stories and an original poem, the groundbreaking podcast is based on the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It is non political, non religious and a timeless educational - entertaining audio program, based on African American culture. 

    Thanks to Anthony, I didn't dumb down my greatness! Check out Anthony's book "Don't Dumb Down Your Greatness" at a bookstore near you.


APRIL 2021 AUNTI ONI STORY VILLAGE DROPPED!


"If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together."...African proverb.

    As a life long creative collaborator on too many projects to mention, I always held this proverb close to heart and in action. In 2021, Story Village is my gift to all the youths who's hearts I have touched in person over the years, The youth who have touched my heart in storytelling programs and workshops, across America, Germany, Trinidad & Tobago, and for all my new friends who are listening and subscribed from around the world today! Yippie Yah Yebo!


     We (Storytellers & Poets) in the Story Village enjoy documenting our folktales and modern stories. It is my personal pleasure voicing and showing off my favorite fabulously creative artsy storytellers and poetry peeps. As they generously offer stories and poetry for teachers, librarians, students, storytellers to re-tell and for a new generation of story lovers!  What a JOY *!*


  We hope you will enjoy playing this podcast in your car on road trips, for your children, students in a classroom for insightful discussions on the lessons found in the stories. Or in your home for a "let's find out what's new in the Story Village"  time out with the young ones every week!


     Aunti Oni Story Village, the podcast may not save the world - yet;-) but meanwhile, we offer classic and modern folktales of good moral value, poetry of substance and awesome music to move ya and groove ya! 

I hope you will enjoy listening, learning and loving Aunti Oni Story Village!

 

     Be a motivator, show some love by letting me know and  join in the Story Village by signing up for e-news, subscribing, following or leaving a review on Apple Itunes podcast app & remember during these times of so much division and health crisis around the world. Be kind and show love in all you say and do, because....


"The LOVE in your heart, wasn't put there to stay, LOVE isn't LOVE, until you give it away!" ....Author Unknown

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