Ivatan Laji

Indigenous Oral Poetry from Batanes

Marta Vaso

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Marta Vaso
Ivana, Batanes
AGE: 83
LAJI: Lipus Ko Am Panahanen, Marahet I Mata Mo, Nu Itanis Ku Am Nu Didiwen Ku

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    Visiting elder Laji singer, Marta Vaso | Ivatan Laji

    […] Marta Vaso is the carrier of one of the most well-known Laji in Batanes. It’s called Lipus Ko Am Panahanen, and most Ivatans can recite the melody, if not the lyrics, from memory. Without her, this gem of a poem, would most likely have vanished in our tradition. (You can listen to her singing it, and check out the transcription of the lyrics, here.) […]

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