Tarika

Tarika
Formed: 1983
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Styles: Worldbeat, Afro-Pop
Group Members: Hanitrarivo Rasoa..., Ny Ony, Norosa Rasoanaivo, Sammy Andraimanah...
Biography: Since 1993 Tarika have established a reputation for themselves on the world music circuit, and become successful enough to be called Madagascar's biggest musical export. The five-piece band (whose name translates simply as "the group"), led by singer and percussionist Hanitra Rasoanaivo has managed to ...Read full biography
Soul Makassar
Released: 2000
Label: Artemis Records
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Its title a play on Manu Dibango's 1973 worldwide smash, "Soul Maskossa," this album sees Tarika delving deep into the roots of Malagasy music -- 1,500 years deep, in fact, the period when Indonesians ...Read full review
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Released: 1998
Label: Psychobaby Records
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Because Tarika has been among Madagascar's top bands of the 1990s, it's quite appropriate the quintet would be the one to pay tribute to Malagasy culture of the '70s. In Madagascar, the '70s are looked ...Read full review
More Tarika albums: Main Albums (5), Compilations (1)
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