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Enchantingly rhythmic, magical Malagasy acoustic guitar fused with smokey tenor vocals by one of the World music circuit's most unique and coveted artists.
Genre: World: African
Release Date: 2003
Modeste © Copyright-Modeste Hugues Randriamahitasoa
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Album Notes

*FIRST PLACE WORLD MUSIC CATEGORY 2004 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION* Modeste is an ace musician, razor sharp, endlessly inventive, his warm songs coloured by exuberance, tenderness, and buckets of joie-de-vivre. -- David Ingram / Penguin Eggs Hugues is a pleasingly smoky-toned singer and a fine guitarist, able to play rhythm and lead all at once. He's so effective in this musical sleight of hand that audience members scan the stage in search of a (non-existent) second guitar player. -- Jamie Renton/The Independent With the almost endless variety of rhythms, tempos and styles, and with a growing UK-based population of talented Malagasy musicians such as Modeste, there's no reason why the unique and distinctive style of the Indian Ocean's jewel shouldn't break a few barriers here, too. -- John Armstrong / BBC "Though I left Betroka as a young man, Malagasy music is embedded in my heart - it's in my blood. It keeps me cool and happy." - Modeste Born in Betro

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REVIEWS

You Go Boy !
author: distant drummer
First of all, thank you Modeste for such absolutly brilliant music! Anyone listening to the samples can see how talented Modeste is, but play the cd for a few weeks, and you won't want to listen to anything else. Spirit, Virtuosity, Inventivesness, Heart, Vision, Power...what more could you want from a musician. This is true greatness!
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One of the great Mali musicians!
author: Ammon Haggerty
I've long been a fan of Ali Farka Toure who I closely associate with "Mali music". I've found many wonderful musicians from Mali, but Modeste's music is by far the best I've found - even outshining Toure himself. There's something incredibly sweet and comforting in his music that feels like a magic spell. I can listen this this album and his other album (unfortunately not on cdbaby) all day long. Highly recommended!!
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GREAT ALBUM
author: SHANE
I SAW THE ARTIST AT PANARTIST.COM WITH SONG AGAPIMU , I LIKED IT SO MUCH THAT I BOUGHT THE ALBUM HERE. GREAT ALBUM!!
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