Régis Gizavo
Régis Gizavo is a Malagasy accordionist. He was born in Tuléar, Madagascar and began playing the accordion at a young age.[1] In 1990 he won the Radio France Internationale "Prix découvertes".[2]
In addition to two solo albums, Régis Gizavo has been a member of the Corsican group I Muvrini,[3] and contributed to a range of recordings, including albums by the Cape Verdean singers Cesária Évora[4] and Lura.[5] Gizavo partnered with Louis Mhlanga and David Mirandon to record Stories,[6] 2006 winner of KAOS (FM)'s Spin The Globe award.[7] He later partnered with four other musicians from Madagascar (Justin Vali, Fenoamby, Erick Manana, and Dama) to record the album "Madagascar All Stars".[8]
Discography
- Mikea (1996)
- Samy Olombelo (2000)
- Stories (2006)
- Madagascar All Stars (2009)
References
- ^ "Régis Gizavo Biography". http://www.label-bleu.com/artist.php?artist_id=9&lng=e. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ "RFI Musique - Prix RFI - Régis Gizavo". http://www.rfimusique.com/musiquefr/articles/095/article_17055.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ "Regis Gizavo: Big Box Man of Madagascar". http://www.rootsworld.com/freereed/gizavo.html. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "BBC - World Review - Cesaria Evora, Voz D'Amor". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/rcbd/. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Lura - M' bem di fora". http://www.luracriola.com/disco_di_fora.html. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Gizavo / Mhlanga / Mirandon - Stories - Label Marabi - Artistes Musiques du monde - World music artists". http://www.marabi.net/stories.html. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Spin The Globe/SoundRoots World Music Awards 2006". http://www.earball.net/spintheglobe/reviews_2006/best_of_2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Madagascar All Stars : Justin Vali - Régis Gizavo - Fenoamby - Erick Manana - Dama". http://mp3.mondomix.com/madagascar-all-stars. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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