Tuesday music: If you only listen to American music, you just suck

There's a... plague outbreak in Madagascar?  Um...

I actually listen to a lot of Malagasy music.  In particular, I am fond of "tsapiky," which is a style built around a fast, usually 6/8 time signature, originating from Southern Madagascar in the Tulear region.  Here's D'Gary, probably the best guitarist from the island, who sometimes plays in a tsapiky-influenced style.  "Very Ny Bado," from Akata Meso.

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