001.1993.015

Thu Apr 29 1993"

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ABSTRACT: 01:14 Allison introduces Dr.Gabou Mendy and his singing group from Madagascar; gives their first demonstration, display tribal sounds unaccompanied by music 04:40 From WWOZ, Tarika Sammy is the voice of the African community; Sammy introduces Madagascar as the fourth largest island in the world 06:01 Sammy talks about the culture of his homeland; the vali is an instrument made of bamboo 07:20 Madgascar was colonized by many European nations such as the Portuguese, French etc… and has traces of Indonesian culture because it is located in the Indian Ocean 10:21 Sammy is touring the US for the first time and they have toured in Europe in the past; Sammy demonstrates the Madagascran version of a lute to the crowd 13:19 The Cabozi is played in the plains of Madagascar and has become the national instrument of the country which resembles a guitar 14:13 Sammy demonstrates the Cabozi 16:09 Sammy demonstrates the Cabozi accompanied by several other instruments 19:37 Sammy discusses the differences in cultures, noting that music usually signifies important moments in family life and everyday life 20:52 They urge the crowd to be part of the music and dance along with them 21:32 Dr. Mendy ask’s Sammy about her tribe’s percussion; Sammy notes every region has a different style of percussion and dance; Sammy demonstrates her tribes percussion/dance style 28:35 Sandy starts another song which is meant to encourage people to dance at their show later on that day 33:21 Sammy notes that she and her group have changed the music and mad eit more attractive to the people and has encouraged people to participate and want to get involved 34:21 Question from audience if they were playing the next day and Tarika says their new album is titled Nafody 35:18 Tarika says that Madgascar believes in ancient spirits of their cultural tradition; Madagascar speaks Malagas which is a Polynesian language and Island has 21 different dialects 37:40 Sammy ends their show by demonstrating one more song including the vali, guitar and Cabozi

Tarika Sammy. Allison Miner introducing. Dr. Gabou Mendy interviewer.

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