Music From Madagascar

1. Tsiakisa

2. Rabereha

3. Rahahivelo

4. Somodrara

5. Rahahivelo

6. Soary

7. Be Golazy

8. Ikalasanjy

9. Soary

10. Kidabo Be Paraky

Tracks:

Biby Aomby
Betepotepo
Raininy
Sahira
E! Nama Inona Ny Anzaranao
Anary Tany
Tiako Ianao
Zarazarao
Antsary Helo
Tiambaly (Instrumental)
Manibili
Kabary Boketra (Instrumental)

Customer Reviews:

The first taste of a Madagascar acoustic guitar virtuoso.......2002-05-25

If you're a guitar player and into playing technique, add a fourth star. This guy is for real, and it's staggering to learn that until after this album was made, he had never owned a guitar of his own. When Henry Kaiser and David Lindley went to Madagascar with a digital recorder and recorded the "World Out of Time" albums, someone played them a tape of a guitarist who had adapted the styles used for traditional Madagascar instruments to the guitar, and played like a virtuoso despite only picking with his thumb and index finger. Dubbed "the monster guitarist from hell", D'Gary was coaxed to the capital city, Antananarivo, where during the two-week "World Out of Time" sessions, he recorded this entire album. It is all acoustic guitar and vocals, with some occasional percussion. His playing has a dream-like quality. My favorite track is "Anary Tany". This is a pretty good album, but unless you're REALLY into acoustic guitar, it's hard to call it compelling. It makes first-rate background music and would be a nice choice for relaxing late at night or using the computer headphones at work. If you're not a guitar player, I recommend you first see if you can get a hold of the "Horombe" album, which is more accessible, has better production and better songs, and provides D'Gary with a backing band and great harmonies.

Cascading beauty.......2000-09-03

I should have reviewed this cd a long time ago, it deserves all the praise that has been bestowed upon it by previous reviewers.

I was recently at Allmusic.com and I decided to see if their reviews of this cd were similar to what mine would be if I wrote one. If I remember correctly they did praise it, but what I remember most is that they compared D'Gary to Ali Farka Toure. Aside from both men being brilliant, Black, and guitarists, there isn't much musical comparison. They play very different musics. I'd consider both men to be a book in their own right, not merely different chapters.

The only way I can begin to describe D'Gary's acoustic guitar playing is that it sounds and feels like a waterfall of love cascading over me. His playing ebbs and flows in waves of beauty. From both the songwriting and playing points of view, he really is a world treasure. He doesn't have the West African tribal-blues rhythms of Toure, and truth be told, D'Gary's music probably is more difficult for some Westerners to grasp than Toure's is, but if you are willing to let go of conventional ways of hearing and thinking about music then Malagasy Guitar will reward you endlessly.

Hypnotic.......1999-03-04

I had to take it out of the CD player in my car for fear it would put me in a trance while driving. I encountered this CD in the Amazon.com interview with Bonnie Raitt who found it deep and profound. It results from a field trip to Madagascar taken by among others, David Lindley, who, I think, used to be a side man for Jackson Browne and others.

D'Gary uses 11 different guitar tunings and the liner notes state that even those musicians who watched him as he played could not replicate his music. The music is extraordinarily fascinating. I particularly recommend the 4th track.

Pure Genius.......1998-09-22

D'Gary lives in a small village that's a good 11-hour walk from the closest highway, and prior to this recording, he didn't even has a guitar of his own, achieving his technical brilliancy and astounding compositional chops by borrowing scrappy guitars from friends (that is, when he could find one). He did a impressive job transposing the vast musical heritage of Madagascar to the acoustic guitar, with results that can't be rated in words. It's heavenly stuff. I must say that he is the most amazing acoustic guitar player that I've heard in many years. Kudos for Shanachie and Henry Kayser for this release!! MORE D'GARY, PLEASE!!

Average customer rating:

very strong release

From Labrador to Madagascar
Dead Voices on Air
Manufacturer: Invisible Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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The Filthiest Show in Town

ASIN: B000LXSSTG
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

Tongue Like Scree
Furtive
Labrador
Halv
Grueland
Madagascar
Papa Papa Nesh
Splay
Sissili Mandjao

Customer Reviews:

very strong release.......2007-07-28

Mark Spybey is a consummate English gentleman and his first solo release in several years is an effective descendent of his early work with legendary proto-ambient avante group Zoviet France. Some may consider this to be 'industrial', though that nowadays implies metal guitars and distorted vocals, rather than dense instrumental collages of cinematic texture. The percussive 'Labrador' ushers in tribal drums to the ambient mix, and the droning tonal shards seem to conjure vivid images of a faraway plain just before an ensuing storm. The brief 'Grueland' is like partying around a campfire with a primitive tribe, while 'Madagascar' could be the [...] love child of a Middle Eastern ritual and Italian prog-soundtrackers Goblin. DVOA have matured, from the early days of improvised toy tinkerings to later song-based (and even vocal) experiments, and now to this - what seems to be a measured balance of free composition and intentioned, rhythmic structure. At once primal and Fourth-World mystical in vibe, 'From Labrador To Madagascar' is a wonderful and refreshing set of sounds/songs that are simultaneously beautiful and ominously unsettling.

Salegy!: Hot Dance Music from Madagascar

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"Live direct from Madagascar -- just for you!"

Salegy!: Hot Dance Music from Madagascar
Jaojoby
Manufacturer: Xenophile Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

Madagascar | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001L5N
Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

Samy Mandeha Samy Mitady
Alima
Tsaiky Joby
Maniny NY Aminay
Tandrinesa
Come On
Mampanino Anao
Pilovera Mena
Tsy Zanaka Mpanarivo
Nanino Ndreky

Customer Reviews:

"Live direct from Madagascar -- just for you!".......2004-08-04

Salegy is a fast 12/8 dance beat that is very popular in Madagascar, and Eusebe Jaojoby is nicknamed "The King of Salegy". This 1992 album was his first to be released in the U.S. and Europe. It includes a new recording of his biggest hit, 1988's "Samy Mandeha Samy Mitady". Jaojoby is the songwriter and lead singer for the band that bears his name. The Jaojoby band plays electric instruments instead of the traditional Madagascar instruments used by bands like Tarika. The songs usually have choruses that repeat a call-and-response between Jaojoby and his backup singers. "Tsaiky Joby" and "Tsy Zanaka Mpanarivo" are also highlights; the latter includes a couple of on-purpose coughing fits in its arrangement. The sound quality is pretty decent, considering the album was recorded live onto 8-track with no monitors available in Madagascar before being mixed and mastered in the U.K. The album was co-produced by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame, who also wrote the liner notes.

(1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)

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Music From Madagascar
Bilo , Meva , and Rano
Manufacturer: Celluloid
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Madagascar | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005FV7
Release Date: 1999-10-01

Music from the World: Music from Madagascar

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Music from the World: Music from Madagascar
Zakaria, Garry, Barth and Tianjama Levelo
Manufacturer: Buda Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000N8JYLU

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"Y2H" Year to Hope
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sounds of Hope, Ltd.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music

General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music

International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000DCY6P
Release Date: 2000-12-10

Tracks:

HELLOS (All)
DANCING IN THE STREET (USA)
ANITA (Tanzania)
DERE GELIYOR (Turkey)
GAELIC MOUTH MUSIC - PUIRT A BEUL (Scotland)
PEACE TRAIN (USA)
TONGA NY HAVAN-TIANA E! (Madagascar)
TSY TONTA (Madagascar)
MANDIHIZA (Madagascar)
JUST KEEP GOIN ON (USA)
DORMI DORMI (Italy)
ZAMANI SAMBO (Madagascar)
FATOU YO (Senegal)
REGALITO DE AMOR (Guatemala)
SEN KIMIN CANISIN (Turkey)
TSIPILISY (Madagascar)
WIMOWEH (South Africa)
FLAT FOOT FLOOGIE & SING, SING, SING (USA)
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR (USA)

Album Description

"Y2H" is a lively collection of traditional and popular songs recorded by children from Madagascar, Turkey, Guatemala, Italy, Czech Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica, and USA. With African, Middle Eastern, rock, swing, traditional, and popular music, this smart CD features songs that celebrate the cultures of the children, through their music, while conveying important messages about hope and respect. Created for listening by children and adults, the youthful voices are powerful and pleasing, with outstanding musicians providing accompaniment. A "must" for the parent who wants to tune your child to world cultures. The album comes out of Songs of Hope™, a project which joins children aged 10-12 from countries around the world. The children live together while developing a concert of songs, dances, percussion, and folk dress from all their countries and cultures. In 2000, the Songs of Hope children came from countries worldwide. They worked hard, helped each other, and! developed a special concert program full of energy, respect, and joy. The "Y2H" CD contains some of the best songs from their 2000 concert tour. We hope you like their music and their message!!

Resting Place Of The Mists: Valiha & Marovany Music From Madagascar

Average customer rating:

A real Malagasy music fan would buy this CD

Resting Place Of The Mists: Valiha & Marovany Music From Madagascar
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

Madagascar | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music

Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000000E3W
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

Salama'Nareo - Akombaliha
Jijy Baohejy - Tiana and Sammy
Baokalitsy - Trio Ratovo
Manjakamiadana - Sylvestre Randafison
Faly - Rajery
Mila Vola - Lemaditsy
Ambodivoara - Trio Ratovo
Jijy - Rajery
Mokatejy - Sylvestre Randafison
Ketaka - Akombaliha
Ambanavohitra - Done & Dede
Silaka - Tiana and Sammy
Ny Asa No Harena - Sylvestre Randafison
Isalo - Trio Ratovo
Embona - Rajery
Manina No Maniry - Dede & Done
Santatra - Trio Ratovo
Sanganehana - Akombaliha
Mahafinaritra - Trio Ratovo

Customer Reviews:

A real Malagasy music fan would buy this CD.......1999-07-27

Valiha is a great Malagasy instrument. It makes a soothing sound that will take the stress out of your busy day. It is a production that you must have if you want an untainted version of Malagasy folkloric songs. Most of the tracks have lyrics, but a few are for your quiet enjoyment. A must buy

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Salegy!: Hot Dance Music from Madagascar
Jaojoby
Manufacturer: Xenophile
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

Madagascar | Africa | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004UP4Z
Release Date: 1996-01-01

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