Liberia: Sùkú, The Music of Vai Islam MCM-3026

Digital Download available from your favorite site including    Download free liner notes below For the Vai people of Liberia, the word sùkú encompasses a large repertoire of "songs" related to the practice of Islam. Their day begins with the call-to-prayer and ends with the evening prayer and songs. Ethnomusicologist Lester Monts has gathered, in these field recordings, a wide range of the musical expressions of the Vai people's Islamic faith, and has written comprehensive notes about these recordings and the Vai people and are included on a PDF file on this enhanced CD. These notes, along with maps, graphs, and many color photographs may be printed out or read directly on the computer.  Listen to Samples Adhan (Call to Prayer) kalake Qur'anic Recitation Suku English/Arabic School Sacrificial Rice-Pounding Suku Islamic Topical Song