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Ziskakan
Ziskakan is a maloya Maloya is one of the two major music genres of Réunion, usually sung in Réunion Creole, and traditionally accompanied by percussion and a musical bow. Maloya is a new form that has origins in the music of African and Malagasy slaves and Indian ... group from Réunion. The frontman is Gilbert Pounia. They are one of the most famous bands from the island. The band formed in 1979. Their style includes adding modern techniques to traditional maloya (called electric maloya), as well as adding Indian instruments. Some of their lyrics are from early poems by Dev Virahsawmy, including many of the poems from Les Lapo Kabri Gazuyé. References External linksBiography at RFI Réunion musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maloya
Maloya is one of the two major music genres of Réunion, usually sung in Réunion Creole, and traditionally accompanied by percussion and a musical bow. Maloya is a new form that has origins in the music of African and Malagasy slaves and Indian indentured workers on the island, as has the other folk music of Réunion, séga. World music journalists and non-specialist scholars sometimes compare maloya to the American music, the blues, though they have little in common. Maloya was considered such a threat to the French state that it was banned in the 1970s. It is sometimes considered the Reunionese version of séga. Description Compared to séga, which employs numerous string and wind European instruments, traditional maloya uses only percussion and the musical bow. Maloya songs employ a call-response structure. Instruments Traditional instruments include: *roulér - a low-tuned barrel drum played with the hands *kayamb - a flat rattle made from sugar cane tubes and seeds * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
