Rough Guide Madagascar

Madagascar is the 4th largest island in the world. A mix of music with roots instruments from many ethnic groups in styles influenced by many cultures. Valiha ( a tubular zither ). Marovany (a suitcase sized box with two sets of strings on each side)
****1: 4: 43 FAST FAST male voc, fem chorus HIGH energy bass, percussion & sax
2: 2:10 slow tempo, choral vocal, plucked strings, nice soft folklore sound.
*3: 3:47 mid tempo, fem vocal, beautiful voice, perc & bass
***4: 4:11 FAST FAST male voc, cool plucked strings & perc.
**5: 4:42 fast male voc and fem chorus, guitar & perc.
6: 4:34 mid to fast plucked strings INSTRUMENTAL
7: 4:46 mellow fem vocal
***8: 4:03 cool bowed strings and scat style vocals. mid to fast
*9: 5:00 mid to fast male vocal and strumming. Very good voice.
***10: 4:15 fem voc, Great guitar, fem chorus, mid to fast tempo guitar, fast vocals, cool simple perc, male chorus.
*11: 4:13 pounding bass, fem vocals, plucked strings, nice fem chorus.
12: 3:39 flute, male vocal, pounding bass, simple cool percussion.
***13: 3:45 fast fast fem vocals, pounding bass, very nice plucked strings, *14: 4:25 super fast vocal style, plucked strings
15: 3:23 mid tempo high male vocals, plucked strings
16: 3:26 mid to fast male vocal, accordion. D Farrell 10/2005