Seek and ye shall find! With the help of the kind people at Cumbancha, I was able to connect with America’s foremost vocalist from Madagascar, Razia Said, to help craft and perform All Around This World’s version of a Malagay song by salegy master, Jaojoby. Last Thursday Razia’s long-term collaborator, Malagasy multi-instrumentalist David Rajaonary, joined Amon and me in the Hook Studio to lay down several instruments on the track. Razia joined us on Tuesday and brought her warm personality and warm, welcoming vocals. Razia provided what I think was a lovely performance of “Tsy Akeo,” a song about the importance of love.
The lyrics:
Anao ‘koa ‘fa tsy akeo ô,ilay antsoiny Fitiavana,anao ‘koa ‘fa tsy akeo ô
Anao ‘koa ‘fa tsy akeo ô,ilay Fifankatiavana,
We need love and to be loved and to love each other
O mila Fitiavana,
O mila Fitia,
O mila Fifankatiavana
Meet Razia by watching her perform for xterracyprus.com Congahead.com:[wpspoiler name=”Razia Said” open=”true” style=”aatw-video”][/wpspoiler]
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