Madagascar Slim

A modern slant has been applied to Malagasy music by guitar and valiha (bamboo zither) player and vocalist Madagascar Slim (born Randriamananjara Radofa Besata Jean Longin). As equally inspired by B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix as the music of his homeland, Slim has created his own distinct sound. While the Toronto Star praised him for his "unique playing style," Roots World wrote, "(Slim's) wave-like style builds slowly into a crescendo, allowing the music to capture other sounds along the way -- there is blues, reggae, R&B crossover and bits and pieces from eastern and southern ...