Madagascar: Awakening Spirits / Various Madagascar: Awakening Spirits / Various CD

Collection focuses on "tromba" & "bilo" trance rituals - relying heavily on music to create & sustain a state favorable for trance, rituals like these are an important means of contacting & appeasing the supernatural world; played on traditional instruments like the maravony (box zither), gorodo (accordion) & mandoliny (lute)

1. Soloho Mahavelo (Prayer for Healing) 2. Revoro 3. Saribara (As the Bara) 4. Sezimary (Sitting Still) 5. Evorona 6. Vinda 7. Marare 8. Mamoha Bilo (Awakening the Bilo) 9. Rombolava (Non-Stop Clapping) 10. Mangalahosy (Lose the Cord) 11. Trafony Amin'NY Atiny (Hump and Liver) 12. Sezirina 13. Fandignsa (Waiting) 14. Tsy Anambalia (There Is No Reason to Marry) 15. Toliara Tsimiroro (Toliara Never Sleeps) 16. Balantsy