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you ever had an idea that you would like to realize? Do you have skills
and talents you would like to present to the public? Would you like to
introduce/promote a type of music that is not popular in your town/city
or country? Despite modest economy and financial difficulties, a radio
station in cooperation with a group of Malagasy Jazz musicians and other
partners took the plunge to promote Jazz music in Madagascar. |
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| Madagascar
is reach in exotic
wildlife. A variety of colourful chameleons are found in
Madagascar
; in fact about
half of the world’s chameleons are at home in
Madagascar
. About 75% of
other interesting animals that make
Madagascar
a paradise for
wildlife adventurers live only in
Madagascar
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different types of lemurs. |
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| Madagascar
is an island in
the
Indian Ocean
, located east of
Mozambique
and southern part
of
Africa
. The island, a
former French colony, has a total area of 587,040 sq km and a
population of about 18 million. Through ethnic migrations over the
years, the Malagasy nationality today is a mixture of ethnic groups
including the Comoran, Indian, Creole, French, Malayo-Indonesian
(Merina and Betsileo) and the Cotiers made up of mixed African,
Malayo-Indonesian as well as Arab descendants; Betsimisaraka,
Tsimihety, Antaisaka and Sakalava. |
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economy of
Madagascar
has improved from
very low to modest with Agriculture, including fishing, forestry and
related areas providing the main source of employment for 80% of the
island's population. Agricultural products include coffee, cocoa,
cassava/tapioca, sugarcane, peanuts, banana, vanilla and beans.
Livestock and textile products are also providing income for the
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mixture of ethnic groups means a mixture of cultural heritage.
Music is part of culture and there are different types of indigenous
and modern music in
Madagascar
produced by
Malagasy musicians. But there are a group of musicians who love Jazz
and would like to introduce and make the music popular in
Madagascar
. This is not easy
in an environment where financial constraints make it difficult to
gain access to music instruments and organize concerts with entry fees. Jazz
music is still known to a few people on the island. In order to
promote the music and encourage talented musicians, the RLI-106 FM
radio station decided to organize the first Jazz competition and work
with other partners to initiate a monthly television Jazz program
titled Jazzine.
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initiative is a huge step for the 12-years old radio station,
which is used to airing popular and commercial music. The opportunity
to bring Jazz music closer to the people came on the1st of May
2005 in cooperation with the Jazz musicians collective of
Madagascar, the Madarail, La
Boussole and the Railway Company. Three bands namely the Mahatozo
Trio, the Tôty Band and Panako, a percussion ensemble, took the
stage on a train to perform Jazz music to the delight of the audience.
The public could listen and dance to Jazz in the train and at every
train station. |
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event was expected to attract a huge audience, many of them
experiencing live Jazz music for the first time. In the following
series of events, a number of emerging talents could take the chance to
present their Jazz music talents and gain exposure. Jazz music is in
the air in Madagascar and with combined efforts of RLI-106 FM and
local Jazz musicians as well as financial support from Jazz lovers,
Jazz would definitely become popular in the future on the island. |
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