Salegy
Salegy (Malagasy pronunciation: Sub-Saharan African folk music style in the northwestern coastal areas of Madagascar, modern salegy is the genre of Malagasy music that has gained the widest recognition and commercial popularity in the international market. Its sound is considered emblematic of the island.[1] Eusèbe Jaojoby, a Sakalava singer from Anboahangibe , was a key originator of the style and is widely considered the "King of Salegy".[2]
The contemporary, electrified form of popular salegy originated from traditional acoustic roots in northwestern Madagascar around
6
8
or 128
4 time with accents on the 3rd or 7th beat. The melody and harmonies are often in the A minor key and feature beautiful high-life electric guitar and synthesized accordion lines. The sound of salegy can be heard at night clubs, cabarets, parties and dance floors across the island.
Salegy represents an electrified version of the antsa musical style that was traditionally performed at
major key dominance of Highland music), the salegy shares the antsa's structure in that it always features a middle section called the folaka ("broken") which is primarily instrumental—voice serves only to urge on more energetic dancing—and during which the vocalists (and the audience) will launch into intricate polyrhythmic hand-clapping to the beat of the music.[3]
Artists and bands
- Anziza Salema
- Arsène Félix
- Dr. J.B. and the Jaguars
- Fenoamby
- Eusèbe Jaojoby
- Fredy de Majunga
- Gérard Tsapalôko
- IO Anay
- Jaojoby Junior
- Joacin-tapaka
- Lazard
- Mily Clément
- Mister Rotsirotsy
- Ninie Doniah
- Olga del Madagascar
- Paskaal Japhet
- SISCA
- Tianjama
- Vaiavy Chila
- Wawa
References
- ^ a b Eyre, Banning. "Salegy". Afropop.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ Radio France International (RFI) (September 2008). "Jaojoby". rfimusique.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
- ^ ISBN 978-2-7427-3556-3.
- ISBN 978-1-84353-551-5, retrieved November 17, 2010