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Why is it that island cultures so often create the most magical, deeply individual sounds? Is it because they are usually miles away from corrupting outside influences? Perhaps it is due to the fact that they are forced to create music from their own inner resources. The powerful voices of Jamaican ...

Malagasy Guitar/Music from Madagascar...

In 1991 eclectic guitarists Henry Kaiser and David Lindley traveled to Madagascar, where they recorded five CDs' worth of material with dozens of musicians in two weeks. The world's fourth largest island, Madagascar contains some 20,000 species of plants and animals, 80 percent of which are indigeno...

This ambitious three-CD collection is quite simply the best introduction to the diverse popular music of Africa that there is. While it stands by itself as the perfect instant African music collection, it also serves as a fine jumping off point for exploring Africa's myriad musical cultures. The pro...

Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, has incredible ethnic diversity and rich history. The Rough Guide To The Music Of Madagascar features music across the broad Malagasy spectrum – from the island’s spicy dance music to the purest music from the highlands. Featuring the valiha (a tu...

Gardens of Eden is a multidimensional tool of anthology guaranteed to whisk even the most hardcore urbanites into the folds of Shangri-la. This collection of music from around the world is built around the theme of paradise on earth; the highly detailed liner notes include an overview of environment...

When Tarika Sammy released their debut album, Fanafody, in 1992, the Madagascar quartet captured the varied traditional musics and instruments of their Indian Ocean island in all their lilting lyricism. Tarika Sammy, however, have done what so few worldbeat acts have managed; the group has rapidly e...

Doug Quin is one of the more intrepid natural recordists as this wonderful album will attest. To record in Madagascar is not an easy task. It is made difficult by uncertain weather, animals that are very shy and require days of tracking through difficult terrain to record (if they're vocal at all)...