The music of Madagascar
Madagascar - Jaojoby
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Jaojoby is one of the most popular singers in Madagascar and is a favorite throughout the Indian Ocean islands. His group is on a par with the best rock, funk and jazz bands of the Western world. If you're partial to the sweetly intertwining electric guitars that are an integral part of Congolese popular music, you'll find a similar sound in their Malagasy salegy. The music's rich vocal harmonies, powerful yet-never-overbearing percussion, nifty electric bass coupled with a warm and generous spirit are sure to win you over.
Music of the Sakalava Menabe - Tribute to Mama Sana - Various Artists
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This recording is dedicated to the memory of Mama Sana, the last traditional player of the tubular zither called valiha, which many consider to be the 'national instrument' of Madagascar. Sakalava Menabe is a region located on the central western coast of the island. These recordings were made in 1995 and 1996 by the people who live here, and knew her best.
Arembelo - Senge
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Sofera - Rajery
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The Malagasy singer-songwriter is one of the island's innovative masters of the valiha. His art draws on many different Malagasy traditions, including the melodies of the high Plateau, the salegy rhythms of the coast, the vocal polyphony of the south. Listen!
Kabosy - Tao Ravao
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The kabosy (a small, strummed lute) player from Madagascar, this is a solo performance recorded in 2004
Stories - Regis Gizavo, Louis Mhlanga, David Mirandon
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Malagasy accordionist Régis Gizavo, South African guitarist Louis Mhlanga and French percussionist David Mirandon join in a beautiful, subtle recording of shared roots and diverse interests. It's all trio arrangements, with vocals by Gizavo and Mhlanga and no additional instrumentation, and the rich and dynamic sound is a testament to their musicianship. fRoots says: Well, for a start the extraordinary tightness of their playing makes it sound like a hard working regular band... the general level of telepathy is really remarkable, even on the more obviously jammed pieces... Nicely recorded too by Gizavo and Mirandon's regular sound man Manou Gallet, with a pleasing roundness that's perfectly suited to the ensemble sound: busy but light and warm. - Ian Anderson
Avtrykk (impressions) - Kari Iveland
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Norwegian singer Iveland and her band perform with musicians and singers from Madagascar in an interesting experiement in crossing cultures to create a new art music. Anders Rønningen (guitar, valiha), Rune Arnesen (drums), Sveinung Hovensjø (bass) and Øivind Christiansen (harmonium). are joined by the Malagasy choirs Anakoro, Feon `ny fifohazana Mahavatse, KTKT and Lova; and musicians Patrice Ratsimbazafy and Jean Batiste Ranaivoarisoa on flute and drums. The CD was recorded in the Cathedral of Tulear.
Tulear Never Sleeps - various Malagasy
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Tsapiky guitar music from south west Madagascar features brilliant, complicated rhythms. Featured on NPR.
Soro - Miary Lepiera
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The Malagasy guitarist's second album falls right into the techo-folk realm that was pioneered many years ago on another CD call Soro, the first solo release by Malian superstar Salif Keita . In much the same adventurous way, Lepiera has forged his own unique electric and acoustic guitar sounds, based on the melodies and rhythms of traditional valiha and marovany music from Madagascar, but merged with a high-tech mix of electronics and acoustic tricks, a big studio sound and a broad, spacious ambiance.
Akata Meso - D'Gary
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The Malagasy guitarist's 2002 model, accompanied by voice, percussion
Modeste - Modeste Hugues
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Malagasy guitarist presents simple and delightful folk-rooted songs for guitar and voice, with light accompaniment
Ravo - Fenoamby
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Madagascar: Antanosy Music - various
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Recordings from the Musee d'ethnographie in Geneva's 'Archives internationales de musiques populaire' See the complete series.
Madagaskar : Music of the South - Various Malagasy artists
- out of print
Madagaskar 4: Music of the North - Various Malagasy artists
- out of print
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