Group

Mahaleo

Mahaleo is a folk-pop band from Madagascar that is widely viewed as the most popular Malagasy group of all time. The band was founded by Dama (Rasolofondraosolo Zafimahaleo) with six of his classmates after first performing together during the rotaka student protests at their high school on 13 May 1972. Mahaleo's lyrics draw upon the indirect language of traditional hainteny and ohabolana (Malagas…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Madagascar
Founded
May 13th, 1972
Genres
Labels
Playasound
Last updated: October 3rd, 2020·MusicBrainz

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