JAOJOBY // TARATASY MAITSO by VETSON' ANDROY // MAVANDEZA

Deep, storming Salegy sounds from Madagascar !Salegy is the electrified updating of the traditional Antsa style from the north-west of the island � 6/8 rhythms, layered with percussion and call-and-response vocals � and the Vetson� Androy group one of its most popular proponents. >From 1978, Mavandeza has the heady urgency of killer Fela � with two women singers out front, psychedelic organ and prowling-lion bass. The flip is from a decade later, by Malagasy superstar Eusebe Jaojaby � rough and tough dancefloor worries, with a mazy string-line, mash-it-down percussion and lilting flute.