| Son Egal | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Label | Xenophile[1] | |||
| Producer | Simon Emmerson, Martin Russell | |||
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Son Egal is the second album by the Malagasy band Tarika, released in 1997.[2][3] It was the band's first widely distributed album.[4] Tarika promoted it with a two-month North American tour.[5] Son Egal was a hit in Madagascar, as well as on American and European world music charts.[6][7]
Sonegaly is the Malagasy word for Senegal.[8] The title is also French for equal sound.[9]
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- ^ The Rough Guide to Madagascar. Rough Guides UK. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Tune in on Times". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. 10 Jan 1997. p. 16.
- ^ Tayler, Letta (18 Mar 1997). "Folk's Different Strokes at LI Festival". Newsday. p. B9.
- ^ Dunn, Michael (April 5, 1997). "Tarika bangs out Afro beat for message-laden songs". Baylife. The Tampa Tribune. p. 5.
- ^ Canning, Michael (4 Apr 1997). "Tarika in concert". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2T.
- ^ Sharp, Lesley A. (September 3, 2002). The Sacrificed Generation: Youth, History, and the Colonized Mind in Madagascar. University of California Press. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Tarika". All Things Considered. NPR. Jan 27, 1997.