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D’Gary

D’Gary – his real name is Ernest Randrianasolo – is a self-taught musician, from the southern part of the island of Madagascar. He began playing guitar as a young teenager, borrowing the guitar from his brother’s band after they were finished performing. He was soon playing not only the sega and blues typical of his hometown of Betroka, but the tsapika from southern Africa as well. He began performing in the late 1970s, but it wasn’t until ten years later that his first recording came out on the Madagascan label, Discomad. The source of his inspiration comes primarily from the music of the Bara people, reproducing the sound of the lokanga (traditional violin), the jejy lava (similar to the Brazilian berimbau), and mpamalia (valiha, guitar and vocals together) on his guitar.

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D’Gary 7/14/02: D’Gary

D’Gary, from Madagascar, one of the world’s great acoustic guitarists, creates haunting, expressive music, rooted in the African tradition. Accompanied by vocals and percussion.

D’Gary

D’Gary, from Madagascar, one of the world’s great acoustic guitarists, creates haunting, expressive music, rooted in the African tradition. Accompanied by vocals and percussion.

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