Daniel Hoareau (born 10 May 1955 in Le Tampon (

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

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), better known by his stage name Danyèl Waro, is a French musician, singer-songwriter and poet of

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 ...

Biography

Danyèl Waro is a symbol of the revival of maloya music. Maloya, officially banned, was played by only a few people. He fell in love with this music during a concert in 1970. Firmin became his mentor. In 2010, Waro received a WOMEX Award, a prize awarded by world music professionals, in

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, during the

WOMEX WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showca ...

exposition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waro, Danyèl 1955 births French singer-songwriters Musicians from Réunion Singers from Réunion Living people