Naka Rabemanantsoa

Naka Rabemanantsoa
BornMadagascar
GenresBa-gasy, Vakondrazana
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, acoustic guitar

Naka Rabemanantsoa is a pianist and composer of vakondrazana and ba-gasy music from the central highlands of Madagascar. He was a major composer for the Malagasy theatrical genre that reached its peak between 1920 and 1940 at the Theatre d'Isotry in Antananarivo.[1] His pieces were typically written for piano, and although his pieces were often adapted for solo, duet or choral vocal accompaniment sung in the Malagasy language, he was a strong proponent of preserving strictly instrumental accompaniment for theatrical performances.[2] His songs form part of the canon of classical Malagasy piano music, and a street in downtown Antananarivo is named after him.[3]


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Notes

  1. ^ Blum (2007), p. 83
  2. ^ University of Virginia (1992), p. 72
  3. ^ Trillard (1999), p.35

Bibliography

  • Blum, Bruno (2007). De l'art de savoir chanter, danser et jouer la bamboula comme un éminent musicien africain: le guide des musiques africaines (in French). Paris: Editions Scali. ISBN 9782350121970.
  • University of Virginia (1992). Notre librairie, Issues 108-115. Paris: C.L.E.F.
  • Trillard, Marc (1999). Madagascar (in French). Paris: Editions Marcus. ISBN 9782713101410.