Daniel Hoareau (born 10 May 1955 in
Le Tampon (
Réunion
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,
France
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), better known by his stage name Danyèl Waro, is a French musician, singer-songwriter and poet of
Maloya.
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
Firmin Viry concert in 1970. Firmin became his mentor.
In 2010, Waro received a WOMEX Award, a prize awarded by world music professionals, in
Copenhagen
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, during the
WOMEX
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exposition.
See also
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Fonnkèr
References
External links
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1955 births
French singer-songwriters
Musicians from Réunion
Singers from Réunion
Living people