Terakaly is a musical group from the southwestern region of

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. They perform a contemporary blend of

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from the region, including ''

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'' and ''

tsapiky Tsapiky () is a musical genre popular in southwest Madagascar, particularly in the former Toliara Province. It was created as a fusion between South African pop (originally picked up from Mozambican radio stations) and native Malagasy tradition in ...

''. The band enjoyed nationwide success with its first single, ''"Avia Mouna"'', which was released in 1999. After a period of intense popularity, the band lost ground to other new artists and only regained nationwide exposure with the release of a new album in 2009. The band was a launching point for several other successful artists, most notably including

Tsiliva Tsiliva, born Christophe Tsiliva Diddiot, is a Malagasy people, Malagasy musician who performs ''kilalaky (music genre), Kilalaky'', a Music of Madagascar, traditional genre of music from the southwestern interior of Madagascar. The son of a past ...

, who ranks among the most popular contemporary performers of the ''kilalaka'' genre.

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{{reflist Malagasy musical groups Malagasy world music groups

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