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Madagascar: Alafia

Saturday, December 9th, 2006 @ 00:28 UTC

by Alice Backer

Countries:: Madagascar
Topics:: Music

L'Odyssee de Tattum just discovered the band Alafia of which she writes (Fr): “With more than 300 concerts in tow, Alafia is a presence at numerous festivals … Alafia's sunny sound is partly inspired by malagasy rhythms such as Malesa and Salegy, but it is first and foremost a melting pot, both human and musical.” You can sample the group's music in the post.

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