Artist: Various Artists

Title: Western Samoa: Conch / Various

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2012

Label: Folkways Records

UPC: 093070427020

Genre: International

Album Tracks

1. P?
2. Lali
3. P?T?
4. Logo 'Palagi
5. Laulau Siva
6. Vi'i O Solosolo
7. Pese Feiloaiga
8. Pese O Le Fa'aulufalega
9. Pese Lotu
10. O Le Vi'iga I Le Atua I Mea Aupitoaluga
11. Ave Lou Ola Ia Aoga
12. Agaga Paia
13. Ia Lavalava
14. Lau Lupe
15. Sasa
16. Solo
17. Ua Lata Mai Le Aso Fa'amasino
18. Velo Mai Lau Disco

In 1982, Pacific music scholars Ad and Lucia Linkels recorded Music from Western Samoa: From Conch Shell to Disco -an album that samples the whole range of music in the island nation. Tracks include traditional signal music played on the conch shell; devotional choir music (Christianity, first brought by missionaries, has a strong presence on the island); and Western-influenced popular music, all of which show the successful blending of traditional and contemporary styles. Liner notes include track notes and discussion of Western Samoan culture, especially music and dance.