Régis Gizavo

Taking a turbo-charged, highly proficient approach to the accordion, Regis Gisavo has brought excitement to the music of Madagascar. Accompanied by the percussive rhythms of his longtime collaborator David Mirandon, Gisavo has created an energetic dance music that encompasses elements of Portuguese and South African music as well as the modern tsapiky music favored by southern Malagasy electric bands. In a description of Gizavy's music, Rootworld wrote, "a blend of styles from around southern Africa, strapped down roots music that, while clearly intending to be "pop," hangs on...