{"product_id":"vai-music-of-the-vai-of-liberia","title":"Vai  – Music Of The Vai Of Liberia","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Ethnic Folkways Library – FE 4388\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, 8 page booklet\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 1982\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: African\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare Folkways publication documenting the folk music practices of the Vai people of West African nation Liberia - with booklet.  (NM)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimarily farmers, the Vai people are a minority ethnic group living in Liberia with a smaller population in southeastern Sierra Leone. They presently number about 240,000 people. In 1977–1978 and again in 1981, Dr. Lester P. Monts, assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the University of California Santa Barbara, conducted field studies and recordings of the Vai. The performances in this collection feature six different instruments: three idiophones, two membranophones, and one aerophone, which are part of modern-day Vai music. Songs are sung in Vai, Mende, and Arabic. The liner notes, written by Monts, provide information about the Vai, their music and musical instruments. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1 Sande Ziawa Song\u003cbr\u003eA2 Topical Song\u003cbr\u003eA3 Masked Dancer Song\u003cbr\u003eA4 Masked Dancer Song For Bowu\u003cbr\u003eA5 Masked Dancer Song For Zoba\u003cbr\u003eA6 Sanga Rhythms For Bowu\u003cbr\u003eA7 Historical Song\u003cbr\u003eA8 Koningai Music And Story\u003cbr\u003eA9 Topical Song\u003cbr\u003eB1 Children's Game Song\u003cbr\u003eB2 Muslim Anthem\u003cbr\u003eB3 Muslim Anthem\u003cbr\u003eB4 Arabic Birthing Song\u003cbr\u003eB5 Kleng Rhythms For Yavi\u003cbr\u003eB6 Storytelling\u003cbr\u003eB7 Topical Song\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"924\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYlhH7n1Sz0?list=RDwYlhH7n1Sz0\" title=\"Music of the Vai of Liberia\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57901344784766,"sku":"FE 4388","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_7165_4e6b61a7-2f57-475d-83a6-63daa249a96e.jpg?v=1787657416","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/vai-music-of-the-vai-of-liberia","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}