Vaiavy Chila, also known as Chila, is a vocalist and composer of ''
salegy
Salegy is a popular music genre from Madagascar. Originating as a Sub-Saharan African folk music style in the northwestern coastal areas of Madagascar, modern salegy is the genre of Malagasy music that has gained the widest recognition and comm ...
'' music from the northern coastal region of
Madagascar. The most popular female salegy artist of the last decade, she is commonly called the Princess of Salegy in the Malagasy press,
in deference to the first female salegy superstar and "Queen of Salegy",
Ninie Doniah
Ninie Doniah is a Malagasy singer and composer of '' salegy'' music that originates from the northern coastal area of Madagascar, including her birthplace of Nosy Be. She descends from a musical family: her grandmother was a celebrated singer o ...
.
[ Early in her career she performed as a dancer for Tianjama][
Chila refers to her musical style as ''salegy mahangôma''. She often performs accompanied by over 20 artists, including backing musicians and dancers. In 2013 the artist launched an international tour to promote the release of her fifth album.][
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See also
*Music of Madagascar
The highly diverse and distinctive music of Madagascar has been shaped by the musical traditions of Southeast Asia, Africa, Oceania, Arabia, England, France and the United States over time as indigenous people, immigrants, and colonists have ma ...
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21st-century Malagasy women singers