Hazolahy

Hazolahy
OriginMadagascar
GenresMangaliba
Years active2000–present
MembersThominot Hazolahy

Hazolahy is a musical group from Madagascar that performs the traditional genre of mangaliba from the island's southeastern coast. The group's music occasionally integrates the vocal style of beko from the neighboring Antandroy region at the southern end of Madagascar. The founder of the group, Thominot Hazolahy, grew up among musicians and while still a student formed his first group, which performed a fusion of blues, mangaliba and reggae. His second group, Hazolahy, stays truer to the mangaliba genre.[1] Hazolahy's music combines vocals, acoustic guitars and percussion, including large traditional drum of ritual significance which is itself called hazolahy.[2] Founding member R. Benny left the group in 2004 to launch the band Rabaza.[3]


  1. ^ "Artiste: Hazolahy" (in French). 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ Chassain, Bernadette (26 April 2013). "Le groupe Hazolahy sera en concert". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Programme Edition 2012" (in French). Festival Milatsika. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.