Tarika ( Malagasy for "group") is a musical group from

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. The group's predecessor, Tarika Sammy, formed in the 1980s, but as Tarika they debuted in 1993. At that point they had relocated to

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. Their second album '' Son Egal'' was a collaboration with

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

musicians and dealt with the 1947

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in Madagascar. Otherwise, much of Tarika's music is based on musical tradition; for example, the album ''D'' focused on dance music. Their 2001 album ''Soul Makassar'' dealt with the musical connections between

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and

. Tarika is led by two sisters, Hanitra and Noro. Hanitra has engaged in creating an arts center in recent years. In 2001, ''TIME'' magazine included Tarika in a list of the "10 best bands on planet Earth".TIME.com - Music Goes Global
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Discography

;Albums * ''Bibiango'' (1994) * '' Son Egal'' (1997) * ''D'' (1999) * ''Soul Makassar'' (2001) * ''Tarika: 10 - Beasts, Ghosts & Dancing with History'' (2004 - tenth anniversary compilation CD) ;Contributing artist * ''

The Rough Guide to World Music ''The Rough Guide to World Music'' is a world music compilation album originally released in the United Kingdom in 1994. The first of the World Music Network Rough Guides World Music series, it was co-released with an eponymous reference book. T ...

'' (1994,

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) * '' Unwired: Africa'' (2000, World Music Network)

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Malagasy musical groups Musical groups established in 1983 {{Africa-band-stub