Rajery
Rajery, born Germain Randrianrisoa, is a player of the valiha from Madagascar who founded the modern valiha orchestra.
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Rajery
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- Name
- Rajery
- Birth Name
- Germain Randrianrisoa
- Occupation
- Musician
- Full name
- Germain Randrianarisoa.
- Nationality
- Madagascar.
- Fields
- world music.
- Honours
- Prix découvertes RFI.
- Languages
- Malagasy.
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Rajery, born Germain Randrianrisoa, is a player of the valiha from Madagascar who founded the modern valiha orchestra.
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• Name — Rajery • Birth Name — Germain Randrianrisoa • Alias — Rajery • Instrument — Valiha • Occupation — Musician
Biography
Biography
Rajery was born in 1965 in the northern part of Madagascar. As a teenager, he was teased by his peers for his interest in playing the valiha, an instrument that usually requires extensive use of both hands. However, due to his handicap, he developed a unique musical technique and style. At this time, there was no method of obtaining formal instruction in playing the valiha. Rajery worked to solve this problem through his authorship of the book The Secret of the Valiha, which also included a system of musical notation. Since 2006, Rajery has been a member of the musical trio 3MA, with which he tours and records.
Discography
• Dorotanety (Indigo, Label Bleu, 1999) • Fanamby (Indigo, Label Bleu, 2001) • Anarouz (Six Degrees Records, 2017, as a member of 3MA)
The 3MA (Driss El Maloumi, Rajery and Ballaké Sissoko) concert at La Mar de Músicas of Cartagena (Spain), 2009.
Alexandre López · La Mar de Músicas '09
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- 1.Rajery - Biography & History. AllMusic.
- 2.Rajery : Small Island Big Song. Smallislandbigsong.com.
- 3.Rajery World Music Central.org.
- 4.Caffery, Joshua Clegg. The Man From Madagascar. The Advocate. 22 April 2002.
- 5.3MA (Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi, Rajery). Six Degrees Records. 2017-11-10.
- 6.Staff Reporter. Malagasy musician revives tradition. The M&G Online. 10 June 2003.
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