Fretboard calisthenics; Self-taught guitarist from Madagascar shows off his skills

From: Pacific Sun | Date: April 29, 2005| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

This Sunday is May Day, and it marks an occasion of celebration rather than distress. It heralds the arrival of Madagascan guitarist D'Gary, who debuts at the Osher Marin JCC's CenterStage. With a penchant for open tunings, the man who was born Ernest Randrianasolo has translated traditional tribal music into a guitar style all his own.

At his father's burial, the teenaged D'Gary was struck by the beauty of the music of the Bara tribe's mourning ceremony. In particular the final sta...

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