Auvidis/Unesco D 8282 France 2001
field recordings by Ron Emoff in 1993 - 1995
Part 1 Antandroy Musique
01. Govodora [accordion]
02. Maro tady
03. A cappella singing
04. Antandroy mandolina
Part 2 Betsimisaraka Musique
05. Betsimisaraka morceaux tromba: Volamena and Volon’aomby
06. Tromba music on valiha
07. Sompatra
08. Tamby Tambazo vady
09. Tromba performance on valiha
10. Izao No Zavatra Nikasaina
11. Bastos
'The tromba possession ceremonies of the Betsimisaraka and Antandroy in the area of Tamatave on the east coast of Madagascar provide occasions for communication between the living and ancestral spirits.
Musique is crucial to these performances since powerful ancestral spirits will not appear unless attracted by masterful musical performances, and so music itself provides a complex symbolic system with which Malagasy can recall and reconstruct the past. The eleven tracks of this album are examples of the mastery of the musicians playing instruments such as the zither-like valiha, or maro tady as the Antandroy call it, the akordogna (accordion) or the rattle kaiamba. These instruments are vital components for the creation of the Maresaka sound aesthetic typified by a density of sonorities, rhythms, textures, and timbres. Maresaka is characteristic of these performances, which connect the living and the spirits of their ancestors.'
a jubilant collection of field recordings for trance & happily communing with ancestral spirits by virtue of squeezebox song & valiha workouts. these merry melodies are a bridge to the beyond like only the best musique can be & if more contempo 'psychedelic' bands put it down like this, i wouldn't hesitate to champion them too :) 320 + booklet. much love to brother Miguel for sharing this psychoactive sonic nectar
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