Hiragasy performance near Ampefy, Madagascar, in July 2008.
Medium
Music, dance, and kabary oratory
Originating culture
Merina people
Originating era
18th century–present
Hiragasy, a performing art of the Central Highlands of Madagascar
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country
Madagascar
Reference
01740
Region
Africa
Inscription history
Inscription
2023 (18th session)
List
Representative
Hiragasy or hira gasy (hira: song; gasy: Malagasy) is a musical tradition in Madagascar, particularly among the Merina ethnic group of the Highland regions around the capital of Antananarivo. It is a day-long spectacle of music, dance, and kabary oratory performed by a troupe (typically related by blood or marriage and of rural origin) or as a competition between two troupes.
Hiragasy or hira gasy (hira: song; gasy: Malagasy) is a musical tradition in Madagascar, particularly among the Merina ethnic group of the Highland regions...
invited to attend the party, where food and rum are typically served, and a hiragasy troupe or other musical entertainment is commonly present. Consideration...
Malagasy oratorical art". UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2021-12-18. "Hiragasy, a performing art of the Central Highlands of Madagascar". UNESCO Culture...
on the island. A traditional form of theater emerged in the form of the hiragasy, a day-long spectacle of music, song, dance and oration performed by a...
funerals, births and famadihana and constitute an essential component of hiragasy performances. They may also include angano (folktales and fables), tantara...
"Mr. Many-Cigarettes"), also known as Dadamily Besigara, was a Malagasy hiragasy troupe leader from Fenoarivo in the central highlands of Madagascar. His...
invited to attend the party, where food and rum are typically served and a hiragasy troupe or other musical entertainment is commonly present. Veneration of...
failed to contribute their due share of effort. He mobilized groups of hiragasy village musicians to entertain work teams and later employed them to travel...
fahiny hira tranaina traditional Malagasy piano music style and the popular hiragasy style. He also mixed in other styles of music that were popular in the...
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