In the wake of their much-admired performance at the Africa Oyé festival this summer, Malagasy band HAJAmadagascar & The Groovy People will be touring the UK for the first time. Haja and his band will be traveling throughout England and Wales this November to bring their distinctive Afro-Trance grooves to brand new audiences.
HAJAmadagascar & The Groovy People is led by the charismatic showman HAJAmadagascar on guitars, vocals, marovany, kabosy, ngoma, jejy, faray, valiha and percussion; Liva on bass, guitar and keyboards; Domy on drums and percussion; and Luis Ribeiro on percussion.
The band’s music blends in as colorfully as the population of the exotic island. No rhythm resounds twice. The hot program’s rainbow stretches from Malagasy salegy to bahoejy, and antosy to kilalaky, all beats and hot grooves originating on this great South East African Island.
“Our music reflects our being”, Haja says. “We love our traditions, but we live in big cities at the same time. Tradition and modernity can live well together. Afro-grooves are endless.”\
In addition to the live performances, HAJAmadagascar & The Groovy People will be visiting schools during the tour to hold educational workshops with students of all ages.
November 2014 UK Tour
Sunday 16th
Llangollen Pavilion, Llangollen
w: skiddle.com
Monday 17th
Exclusive student workshop, Wirral
Tuesday 18th
Exclusive student workshop, Liverpool
Wednesday 19th
Glee Club, Nottingham
t: 0871 472 0400 :
Thursday 20th
District, Liverpool
skiddle.com (Student discount available)
Friday 21st
The EMN Hall, Monksilver, Somerset
t: 01984 656727 / wegottickets.com
Saturday 22nd
Thekla, Bristol
DOUBLE HEADER: w/ Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate
t: 0844 871 881 / alt-tickets.co.uk
Sunday 23rd
The Institute, Birmingham
t: 0844 844 0444 / ticketmaster.co.uk
More about the artist at http://www.hajamadagascar.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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