FOLK MUSIC OF LIBERIA FOLKWAYS ORIG 1954 TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FOLK MUSIC LP

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35

********************************************ABOUT MY STORE AND MY COLLECTION*******************************
DEAR ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTORS.  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LISTING MY VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF EARLY BLUES, FOLK, ETHNIC FOLK, AND TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC.  THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND PIECES.  I WILL BE LISTING: 
 *78 RPM RECORDS OF PRE-WAR BLUES, TRADITIONAL UZBEKISTAN FOLK, OTTOMAN AND GREEK AND MORE ! 
 *VINYL FROM THE YAZOO, FOLKWAYS, OCORA LABELS AND MUCH MORE. 
*OBSCURE ETHNIC AND FOLK RECORDINGS ON CASSETTE AND CD 
 *BOOKS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE BLUES AND TRADITIONAL FOLK CULTURES AND HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD.  
*THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW RARE JAZZ RECORDS ALONG WITH THIS COLLECTION, HOWEVER THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IS TRADITIONAL MUSIC.  
THIS COLLECTION HAS NO KITSCH COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS.  THIS IS MUSIC OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANTS,  DOCUMENTS OF THE FAMILY OF MAN, THEIR DANCES, CUSTOMS, AND ABOVE ALL MUSIC.  I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT YEARS SO KEEP CHECKING IN.  I TRAVEL OFTEN SO MY EBAY STORE WILL BE CLOSED PERIODICALLY FOR THE TIMES I AM ABROAD AND REOPENED WHEN I AM BACK IN TOWN.  

***************************************************DETAILS ABOUT ITEM**********************************************
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS FROM WAY BACK IN 1954.  A FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF RECORDINGS MADE BY PACKARD L. OKIE.  
OKIE ALSO WROTE THE LINER NOTES.  UNFORTUNATLY THE ORIGINAL LINER NOTES ARE NOT WITH THIS ITEM BUT A PRINT OUT OF THEM IS PROVIDED.  THIS STUDY OF LIBERIAN MUSIC CAPTURES SOME OUTSTANDING RECORDINGS THAT DOCUMENT PERFORMANCES OF SEVERAL REGIONAL TRIBES, WHOLY UNINFLUENCED BY ANY COMMERCIAL INTERFERENCE.  OF PARTICULAR SPLENDOR FOUND ON THE B SIDE BAND 4 IS A KRU SONG WITH GUITAR.  THIS PERFORMANCE HAS A HAUNTING HYPNOTIC RYTHM THAT IS BOTH CHILLING AND MEDITATIVE.  WITH A STRONG RELATION TO JUJU RECORDINGS, THIS DOCUMENTATION IS OF HIGHEST ORDER.  OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE ONE OF THE KPELLE HARP PERFORMED BY PAPA KROMA.  
THIS ORIGINAL FOLKWAYS PRESSING IS ON VERY HEAVY VINYL WITH THE ORGINAL COVER GRAFICS ON A VERY THICK COVER.  CONSIDERING THE TIME THESE RECORDING WERE CAPTURED AND CONDITIONS AND TECHNOLOGY USED THE RECORDING ARE OF GOOD QUALITY.        Various ?– Folk Music Of Liberia Label: Ethnic Folkways Library ?– P 465 Format: Vinyl, LP  Country: US Released: 1955 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: African
Tracklist A1 – Mandingo* Mandingo
A2 – Kpelle Kpelle Bush-Cutters
A3 – Gio* Gio Songs
A4 – Bassa (2) Bassa Musical Bow
A5 – Kpelle Kpelle Harp
A6 – Loma* Loma (Buzi) Song With Fanga Drums
B1 – Gio Gio Snake Society Song
B2 – Mandingo Mandingo Songs With Balafon
B3 – Bassa Bassa Song With Belly Harp
B4 – Kru (5) Kru Song With Guitar
B5 – Kpelle Kpelle Band

PLEASE NOTE INTERNATIONAL BUYERS MUST PAY FOR INSURANCE FOR RECORDS OVER 100 DOLLARS
****************************************CONDITION OF ITEM FOR SALE****************************************
VINYL:  VG+ TO VG++
COVER:  VG to VG+.  SOME CRACKING ON SEAMS AND SOME RESIDUE OTHERWISE VERY NICE.  
CENTER LABELS:  NM 
**************************************************COMBINED SHIPPING INFORMATION******************************
FOR INSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP UP TO 5 LP RECORDS FOR $4.00.  EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD AFTER 5 RECORDS COST 35 CENTS.   
FOR OUTSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP ONE RECORD FOR $22.50.  
TWO RECORDS OR DOUBLE LP'S FOR $33.00 
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL DISC AFTER 2 IS ANOTHER $3.00 FOR SHIPPING.  (EXAMPLE GIVEN BELOW) 
SHIPPING 3 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $36.00
SHIPPING 4 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $39.00
SHIPPING 5 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $42.00
ETC. 
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