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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite album of 2004!,
By woburnmusicfan (Woburn, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Malagasy (Audio CD)
Jaojoby is "The King of Salegy", a 12/8 dance beat popular on Madagascar. His band includes his wife and children. I have four Jaojoby albums, and every one has better production than the one that preceded it. On this one, for the first time the bass and drums are really captured. Combined with the intensity of a (sort-of) live recording on Reunion Island, the result is a furiously propulsive album of dance music that is easily Jaojoby's best to date. The songs "Come On" and "Tsy Zanakra Mpanarivo" previously appeared on 1996's "Salegy!"album; the latter is a highlight here that blows the previous version away. "Tany Tsaratsara" starts and ends with searing metal guitar licks from Jaojoby's son Elie. Jaojoby's songwriting doesn't have as much variety as several of the other popular Malagasy musicians; the songs here are fast salegys, many with call-and-response choruses, with the occasional slow salegy thrown in. The performances on this album are so strong that you are going to have a hard time sitting still while this plays. "Malagasy" is my favorite album of 2004.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mesmerizing beats from the first moment of the first cut!,
By WorldDiscoveries.Net "Bill Donovan, Reviewer" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Malagasy (Audio CD)
He's proclaimed the 'King of Salegy' dance music in Madagascar and it's easy to see why: Jaojoby's mesmerizing beat starts from the first moment of the first cut and it doesn't ever let up.
If it's traditional instruments or drumming you anticipate, don't look here: Salegy blends electronic music with traditional in an unusual mode of electrified folk, and Jaojoby the band is actually a family affair with wife Claudine on vocals, son Ele on guitar, and daughters Roselaine and Eusebia signing and dancing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you like to move...,
This review is from: Malagasy (Audio CD)
Malagasy is Madagascar's typical music. However, it is anything but typical to me. It is wonderful to dance to, and I play it in my car all the time. The beat is contagious and even though I can by no means understand the language, it does not matter! You can feel the heart and soul of the music without understanding a word. I first heard this group on NPR and knew I had to buy the CD. I stayed in my car long after I got home to finish listening to this music and story. If you like to dance and are interested at all in international culture or music, I recommend this CD.
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