Island of Ghosts

Rossy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B000000HOF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457,007 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #37 in Music > World Music > Africa > Madagascar

Track Listings

1. Madagasikara

2. Hazo Avo

3. Mbola Tsara

4. Maki

5. Dia Maninona

6. Mazava Atsinanana

7. Mitopa

8. Midona

9. Tsingy

10. Hiakan' NY Babakoto

11. May

12. Hazofotsy

13. Salegy

14. Betsiboka

15. Gasigasy

16. Soa

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rossy masterpiece, it is a delight, July 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Island of Ghosts (Audio CD)

Rossy produced this album to be a soundtrack for a PBS Nature show about Madagascar. It is a delight from an artistic point of view. All of these songs has a certain quality of quiet, calm and peacefullness to it. The deliberate use of many uniquely Malagasy instruments and tunes makes it sound very unique. These are all very good songs and pass my ( high) standard. My favorites are Madagasikara, Kila, Mazava Atsinanana, Midona, May, Salegy, Betsiboka and Soa for their appeal to save the endangered species of Madagascar and the awareness that they long to instill in the Malagasy people that the forest is a natural treasure worth protecting. "Dia maninona" is a personal favorite especially when I encounter some narrow-minded people in different parts of the world who think that their way of doing things is the only way... Rossy and I would just sing this song and my anger will go away: "Angaha ny Mokon-dohanareo irery eto ambonin'ny tany no tsy maintsy tohaina. Fa raha mba ny hafa no miteny, vola bôritr'izy ireny ka mangina fa tsy ilaina"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tropical delights, June 29, 2005

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Maz (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Island of Ghosts (Audio CD)

Dewdrops in the rainforest... an absolute masterpiece; haunting melodies and heartbreaking songs. No need to understand the lyrics here, the message will come across anyway. Also, production-wise this is fantastic, the traditional and modern elements blend together beautifully. This has been one of my favourites for well over 10 years now; the world would be a better place if everyone could listen to this once in a while. Seriously!

5.0 out of 5 stars the ghosts that work, March 18, 2011

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islander - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Island of Ghosts (Audio CD)

I find Rossy Island of Ghosts an amazing production from the beggining to the end. It is a well assemble piece of music, I would said a masterpiece for music lovers to enjoy.