Lester P Monts

• The Evolution and Ideological Shifts in Vai (Liberia) Islamic Music 1978 to 1988

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•Anthropos•2026

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  The process of Islamization in various regions of Africa often leads to the transformation of customary religious beliefs. Among the Vai people, this process shares similarities with movements in other regions but also has unique characteristics. Two influential secret societies highlight this distinctiveness: the Poro and the Sande. Several factors influence this development, including early participation in coastal commerce, the aftermath of tu…

• The JVC & Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Africa

  Frank Gunderson, Hiroshi Yamamoto et al.•ARTICLE•Ethnomusicology•1999

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• More than Drumming

  Lester P Monts, Irene V Jackson•ARTICLE•African Arts•1986

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• Dance in the Vai Sande Society

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•African Arts•1984•Citada por: 2

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• Conflict, Accommodation, and Transformation

  Open Access•Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•Cahiers d études africaines•1984

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  L. P. Monts - Conflit, accommodation et transformation : effet de l'islam sur la musique des sociétés secrètes vaï. Les associations 6éli et sàndè étaient au centre de la vie sociale vaï et les changements extrinsèques affectant leur structure ont eu un impact significatif sur la musique accompagnant leurs rites et cérémonies. Au début du prosélytisme manding chez les Vaï, l'islam et les sociétés secrètes coexistaient harmonieusement. Toutefois, …

• The Conceptual Nature of Music among the Vai of Liberia

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1983

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• Dance in the Vai Sande Society

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•African Arts•1984•Citada por: 2

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• The Conceptual Nature of Music among the Vai of Liberia

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•The Black Perspective in Music•1983

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• Dance in the Vai Sande Society

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•African Arts•1984•Citada por: 2

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• Conflict, Accommodation, and Transformation

  Open Access•Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•Cahiers d études africaines•1984

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  L. P. Monts - Conflit, accommodation et transformation : effet de l'islam sur la musique des sociétés secrètes vaï. Les associations 6éli et sàndè étaient au centre de la vie sociale vaï et les changements extrinsèques affectant leur structure ont eu un impact significatif sur la musique accompagnant leurs rites et cérémonies. Au début du prosélytisme manding chez les Vaï, l'islam et les sociétés secrètes coexistaient harmonieusement. Toutefois, …

• More than Drumming

  Lester P Monts, Irene V Jackson•ARTICLE•African Arts•1986

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• The JVC & Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Africa

  Frank Gunderson, Hiroshi Yamamoto et al.•ARTICLE•Ethnomusicology•1999

  Incluir item

• The Evolution and Ideological Shifts in Vai (Liberia) Islamic Music 1978 to 1988

  Lester P Monts•ARTICLE•Anthropos•2026

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  The process of Islamization in various regions of Africa often leads to the transformation of customary religious beliefs. Among the Vai people, this process shares similarities with movements in other regions but also has unique characteristics. Two influential secret societies highlight this distinctiveness: the Poro and the Sande. Several factors influence this development, including early participation in coastal commerce, the aftermath of tu…

Art (3 obras) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 obras) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (2 obras) · Islam (2 obras) · Music History and Culture (2 obras) · Philosophy (2 obras) · Visual arts (2 obras) · African Studies and Geopolitics (1 obras) · Art history (1 obras) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 obras)