Tiharea means wealth. It is also a trio of 3 childhood friends from southern Madagascar: Talike, Zetike and Sheilake. They grew up in the same region of the Androy. As kids, the childhood friends already sung traditional folk and local songs from Southern Madagascar. Music and singing has always been part of their daily family life. (in the choir and at the traditional ceremonies).
Talike, as a child was passionate by the culture of her mom’s ethnic group “the Antandroy”. She participated at every ceremonie. She wrote down the way they explain life. And so she started to compose her own songs.
Once in Europe, Talike founded her group Tiharea in 1998. The group won the “Kleurrijk Talent” world music contest in Rotterdam. This was the start of the international break-trough of her group. They also perfomed together with Senge (Malagasy men acappella-group), Stella Chiweshe (Zimbabwe mbira-player) and Régis Gizavo (Malagasy accordeonist) & David Mirandon (percussionist).
Tiharea’s polyphonic songs are performed in Antandroy, the language from Southern Madagascar. They speak about traditional ceremonies, the life of women, the misery and the mistreatment and the joy of life.
Discography:
Tiharea (2002)
Ry Ampela (Zimbraz Records, 2003)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.