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Isa RABARAONA

Ny fanahy no maha olona

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Having her origins from Madagascar, Isa Rabaraona spent her childhood surrounded by music, with brothers and sisters who performed as singers and instumentalists. She made her first recording at the age of 14, and nurtured her vocal style through her many stage performances while continuing her studies at the University of Ankatso in Antananarivo. Then she moved to France, and many projects leaded her to go on touring and to feature at “l’Olympia” (Paris) in 1993. She decided to work on the arrangements of her compositions and played with jazz musicians. Amongst the musicians she worked with, the swedish guitarist Linus Olsson often works with her as a duo. Then she performed in different places in Sweden such as the"Malmöfestival", the "Helsinborgjazzfestival" and in France.
In 2005 she produces “Infant Eyes”, in which features harmonicist Olivier Ker Ourio, bassist Jean Marc Jaffet (of “Trio Sud”), and drummer Max Miguel. As she lives in France, she has mostly composed lyrics in French.
Since March 2008, she is on tour untill february 2009 with "Age tendre et têtes de bois"
www.agetendreettetesdebois.com
"Ny fanahy no maha olona" is a malagasy proverb which means that the "heart" or the "spirit" is the main force which makes the entity of a person (and not the body)... "Ny fanahy" is a source of wisdom...
Madagascar est son pays d’origine, et Isa Rabaraona enregistre son premier disque a l’âge de quatorze ans. Elle grandit dans une famille ou la musique et le chant sont au coeur de la vie quotidienne. Isa Rabaraona expérimente la scène et en fait son site favori tout en continuant ses études en lettres anglaises à l’Université d’Ankatso, à Antananarivo. Pour diverses raisons , elle décide de s’installer en France: projets et perspectives l’emmènent à partir en tournee, s’en suivent des concerts dont l’Olympia en 1993. Puis elle travaille ses compositions et un répertoire jazz et brésilien avec des musiciens confirmés. Sa rencontre avec le guitariste suédois Linus Olsson est décisif: ils participent au Malmöfestivalen (Malmö, Suède), en août 2003, puis au Helsingborg Jazz Festival.
En 2005, Isa enregistre et produit son CD “Infant Eyes”. En duo dans cet album figure Linus Olsson, et des invités de taille: l’harmoniciste Olivier Ker Ourio, le bassiste Jean Marc Jafet (de Trio Sud), et le batteur Max Miguel.
Depuis mars 2008, elle est en tournée jusqu'en février 2009 avec "Age tendre et têtes de bois" dans le groupe "Les Surfs 2008".
www.agetendreettetesdebois.com
"Ny fanahy no maha olona" est un proverbe malgache qui dit que "l'äme" ou "l'esprit" est la force vitale qui constitue le fondement de la personne (et non le corps)..."Ny fanahy" est source de sagesse...

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Member Since: 2/25/2007
Band Website: isarabaraona.com
Band Members:

CD 13 titres
PRODUCED by ISA RABARAONA

Musicians:
Isa Rabaraona: vocals, percussion
LINUS OLSSON: guitar
OLIVIER KER OURIO: chromatic harmonica
JEAN MARC JAFET: bass
MAX MIGUEL: drums

Listen to sound samples on:
http://www.isarabaraona.com

"INFANT EYES"
(Wayne Shorter/ Doug Carn)
Isa Rabaraona: vocals
Linus Olsson: guitars

"LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY"
(Jerome Kern/ Ira Gershwin)
Isa Rabaraona: vocals
Linus Olsson: guitar

"SOUVIENS-TOI"
Lyrics: Isa Rabaraona
Music: Linus Olsson

"NY FANAHY"
Lyrics & music: Isa Rabaraona

Isa Rabaraona:vocals
Linus Olsson: guitars

"SPRING IS HERE"
(Richard Rodgers/Art Lorenze)

"STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY"
(Andy Razafy/Chick Webb/Edgard Simpson)

"LES CHATAIGNIERS"
Lyrics: Isa Rabaraona
Music: Linus Olsson

"SPAIN"
(Chick Corea/Al Jarreau)

"COMME L'OCEAN"
Lyrics: Isa Rabaraona
Music: Linus Olsson

"GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE"
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)

"SANS DETOUR"
Lyrics: Isa Rabaraona
Music: Linus Olsson

Recording at LAKANAL studios
Montpellier, France
by Boris Darley & Charles Gorceix
Mixed by Boris Darley

New project 2008 :
New recording
Isa Rabaraona Quintet "Sea journey"

Isa Rabaraona Quintet - Photo Renaud Cugny

"Falling grace"
"Walkin'
"Infant eyes"

Musicians:
ISABELLE RABARAONA
vocals

FRANÇOIS CHASSAGNITE
trumpet

LAURENT SARRIEN
Vibraphone

PASCAL MASSON
accoustic bass

ALAIN ASPLANATO
drums

...and guests:
CHARLIE LAZ
piano
on:
"Still crazy after all these years"
"Just in time"
"The second time around"

LINUS OLSSON
guitar
on:
"Sea journey"

MADAGASKAR my red Island...

Photo by Madazikart

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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None