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Music of the Kpelle of Liberia

Various Artists FW04385


Country(s) Liberia
Culture Group(s) Kpelle
Keyword(s) World music
Instrument(s) Bow; Drum; Horns; Xylophone; Zither
 Year of Recording 1972
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Verlon Stone ; Produced by Verlon Stone ; Recorded by Ruth Stone ; Produced by Ruth Stone

Play		 101 Entertainment Love Song Wokpe, Ponaweni, Kao, Saki, mixed chorus 4:23
Play		 102 Framed Zither Solo Flumo of Totota 3:42
Play		 103 Topical Song of the Medicine Men's Meeting Lopuu, Zonkâi ensemble 5:23
Play		 104 Poro Entertainment Song Young Poro member playing the gbegbetele, fellow male initiates 2:36
Play		 105 Horn and Drum Ensemble Four horn players, two drummers 4:14
Play		 106 Children's Counting Song Young female soloist, children from Totota, Bong Country 1:13
Play		 201 Musical Dramatic Folktale Otto Giddings of Sanoyea, mixed chorus 5:49
Play		 202 Rice Planting Song Sia-weli, women of a rice planting co-operative in Gborola 1:31
Play		 203 Musical Bow Solo Jokoli of Totota 1:00
Play		 204 Gbelee Entertainment Song Jokoli of Totota 1:08
Play		 205 Bush Clearing Song Tokpa of Yanekwele, workers of a bush clearing co-operative, drummers 3:03
Play		 206 Xylophone Duet Peter Giddings, Adam Kwana of Fokwele 3:06
Play		 207 Entertainment Love Song Gamai from Stewart's Rubber Farm near Totota, chorus, drummers 1:35
Play		 208 Entertainment Song Two performers from Kakata 3:43

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