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A Malagasy text written in Sorabe. Sorabe or Sora-be (سُرَبِ, Malagasy pronunciation:) is an abjad based on Arabic, formerly used to transcribe the Malagasy language (belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian language family) and the Antemoro Malagasy dialect, dating from the 15th century. [3]
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Malagasy pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters .
Malagasy (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s i / MAL-ə-GASS-ee; [2] Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is an official language of Madagascar alongside French .
" (Malagasy pronunciation: [ri taniⁿɖ͡ʐazanaj malala o]) is the national anthem of Madagascar. The lyrics were written by Pasteur Rahajason, and the music by Norbert Raharisoa. It is similar to a march and was strongly influenced by European music and the French colonial education system. It is often played by Malagasy musicians on the ...
Hiragasy or hira gasy (hira: song; gasy: Malagasy) is a musical tradition in Madagascar, particularly among the Merina ethnic group of the Highland regions around the capital of Antananarivo. It is a day-long spectacle of music, dance, and kabary oratory performed by a troupe (typically related by blood or marriage and of rural origin) or as a ...
Paul Bert Rahasimanana was born in 1960 to a working-class family. [1] At the age of seven, he was given an accordion as a gift and began teaching himself to play. [2] In the early 1970s, Rahasimanana and a group of friends formed an a capella group called Hazo Midoroboka and began singing traditional consolatory songs (mamonjy jaobany) for those grieving at wakes held in their neighborhood of ...
Vocal traditions in Madagascar are most often polyharmonic; southern vocal styles bear strong resemblance to South African singing (as exemplified by groups such as Salala or Senge), whereas Highland harmonies, strongly influenced in the past two hundred years by European church music, are more reminiscent of Hawaiian or other Polynesian vocal traditions.
Son Egal is the second album by the Malagasy band Tarika, released in 1997. [2] [3] It was the band's first widely distributed album. [4] Tarika promoted it with a two-month North American tour. [5] Son Egal was a hit in Madagascar, as well as on American and European world music charts. [6] [7] Sonegaly is the Malagasy word for Senegal. [8]