Naka Rabemanantsoa | |
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| Born | Madagascar |
| Genres | Ba-gasy, Vakondrazana |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, acoustic guitar |
Naka Rabemanantsoa is a pianist and composer of vakondrazana and ba-gasy music from the central highlands of Madagascar. He was a major composer for the Malagasy theatrical genre that reached its peak between 1920 and 1940 at the Theatre d'Isotry in Antananarivo.[1] His pieces were typically written for piano, and although his pieces were often adapted for solo, duet or choral vocal accompaniment sung in the Malagasy language, he was a strong proponent of preserving strictly instrumental accompaniment for theatrical performances.[2] His songs form part of the canon of classical Malagasy piano music, and a street in downtown Antananarivo is named after him.[3]