Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases seven songs from Madagascar that are performed by the duo Namavao & Marina. Information about Madagascar and information about Namavao & Marina is included in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT MADAGASCAR
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar:
"Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara [republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥]; French: République de Madagascar) and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands...
The Malagasy language is of Malayo-Polynesian origin and is generally spoken throughout the island...
...Madagascar gained independence from France in 1960...
In 2012, the population of Madagascar was estimated at 22 million.[5] The Malagasy ethnic group forms over 90 percent of Madagascar's population and is typically divided into eighteen ethnic sub-groups.[11] Recent DNA research revealed that the genetic makeup of the average Malagasy person constitutes an approximately equal blend of Austronesian and Bantu genes,[126][127] although the genetics of some communities show a predominance of Austronesian or Bantu origins or some Arab, Indian or European ancestry.[128]...
A wide range of aural artistic traditions have developed in Madagascar. One of the island's foremost artistic traditions is its oratory, as expressed in the forms of hainteny (poetry), kabary (public discourse) and ohabolana (proverbs)...
Madagascar has also developed a rich musical heritage, embodied in dozens of regional musical genres such as the coastal salegy or highland hiragasy that enliven village gatherings, local dance floors and national airwaves.[149]"...
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INFORMATION ABOUT NAMAVAO & MARINA
[Editor: This information is cobbled together from an adobe reader blog biography written in French & somewhat translated by Google Translate. Additions & corrections are very welcome.]
"Namavao& Marina Madagascar
TItre/Trtle:TyNdaty
Contact:trumba]ecords@yahoo.fr
From mvspace.com/namavaomarina
This group consists of singer & writer Namavao whose real name is Albert Pierrot, from Tuléar and the Madagascan Marina Razanasoa. Namavoa started playing guitar at an early age. He played in a number of groups before leaving music to abecome a diver. He started playing again in 1997, recording his first album in 2002.
Before meeting Namavao, Marina was living in the province of Majunga. She eventually moved to Mallte [?] where she played with the group Sereba. Namavao and Marina met in 2004 on the aptiy named MusicalePlage and very quickly started writing together. This eventually became [the record] “Mahavila BZyir” which they recorded in their home studio using just guitar and voice. This was followed by their first album “"Ty ndaty" on the Trumba records label. Other musicians joined them: lIaya Young [?] also a guitarist, Tram Majunga, Jimmy Rasta, Medicis, Donné Sahondrafina, and Baba. The recording of their second release “Valavotakal” took place in August 2006 and was mixed in [???] with Miary Lepiera.
The group was a finalist in the Prix Musiquesde/'Océan Indien which was held in November 2aJ7 in Saint-Denis, Reunion."
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FEATURED EXAMPLES
(These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube, with the oldest dated videos given first.)
Example #1: NAMAVAO & MARINA - Hiran'Ny Zaza (chanson d'enfant) / Trumba Records 2006
Roots Power, Uploaded on Mar 9, 2007
trad./arr. Namavao-Marina
clip tourné à Ambolomoty, commune de Marovoay, province de Mahajanga, durant l'été 2005.
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Example #2: NAMAVAO/MARINA & TheMagicPowers - Vaovao tsara - LE BUS live 20.12.07
Roots Power·Uploaded on Feb 14, 2008
Extrait du concert de NAMAVAO/MARINA au Bus, Antananarivo, le 20 décembre 2007.
(Trad.- Arr N/M)Merci à Zakô.
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Example #3: "Mahagaga" - Namavao & Marina - Musique malgache / Malagasy music / Madagascar
Roots Power, Uploaded on May 18, 2011
Mahagaga (Albert Pierrot) - Namavao & Marina
extrait du premier album de Namavao & Marina ('Ty ndaty' 2005).
Tournage réalisé à Marovoay.
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Example #4: "Mbola ho avy" - Namavao & Marina - Musique malgache / Malagasy music / Madagascar
Roots Power, Uploaded on May 18, 2011
Mbola ho avy (Marina Razanasoa - Albert Pierrot)
extrait du premier album de Namavao & Marina ('Ty ndaty', 2005).
'Mbola ho avy' chante le retour prochain au pays natal ; le clip part de Mahajanga en direction de Marovoay, où la chanteuse retrouvera sa mère.
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From Google Translate [French to English]:
Mbola ho avy (Marina Razanasoa - Albert Pierrot)
extracted from the first album Namavao & Marina ('Ty ndaty', 2005).
'Mbola ho avy' sings the next return home, the clip from Mahajanga towards Marovoay, where the singer find his mother.
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Example #5: "Joby" - Namavao & Marina - Musique malgache / Malagasy music / Madagascar
Roots Power, Uploaded on May 18, 2011
Joby (Marina Razanasoa-Albert Pierrot) - Namavao & Marina
extrait du premier album de Namavao & Marina ('Ty ndaty' 2005).
Clip tourné à Amborovy.
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Example #6: "Manantena"- Namavao & Marina - Musique malgache / Malagasy music / Madagascar
Roots Power, Uploaded on May 18, 2011
Manantena (Albert Pierrot) - Namavao & Marina
extrait du premier album de Namavao & Marina ('Ty ndaty' 2005)
Tourné à Mahajanga.
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Example #7: "Ty ndaty" -(Marina Razanasoa-Albert Pierrot) - Namavao & Marina
MAKI FANORO, Published on Apr 24, 2012
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RELATED LINK
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/03/ten-examples-of-malagasy-traditional.html
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Thanks to Namavao & Marina for their musical legacy. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube and thanks to those who I quoted in this post.
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