Berikely & Zama will unveil their new album “Elaela” on its digital release September 2, 2022 and physical release on September 30, 2022 on Abrazik / InOuïe Distribution. This new work will be presented live on stage on Wednesday October 5, 2022 at 360 Paris Music Factory (Paris).
After a few years of absence, the singer Berikely, who has already made his reputation on the island of Madagascar with in particular the title “Tara Avion” returns with a new album entitled “Elaela”.
Berikely & Zama are:
– Berikely: voice, kabossy
– Eric Doboka: guitar, back vocals
– Samuel Ratovondrahery (Bema): percussions, back vocals
– Thomas Boucherie: bass
– Jean-Yves Boucherie: drums, back vocals
A mixed and authentic sound
Berikely & Zama is a new Franco-Malagasy band made up of four musicians and singers gathered around Berikely, Malagasy songwriter, singer and player of kabossy, the emblematic guitar of Madagascar.
It is the meeting of musicians with very different backgrounds but who have in common, the love of mixed music. It will take more than two years to forge an experience of Malagasy music which is not an easy approach for Westerners. This requires personal technical work and then band work. The band takes advantage of the stage to consolidate the music, the objective being the recording of an album.
With Eric Doboka (Tue-Loup, March Mallow) on guitar, explorer of different musical universes. Thomas Boucherie (Ibrahima Koné), young bass virtuoso who forged his experience in African music. Bema Ratovondrahery (Mami Bastah), Malagasy percussionist who, through his perfect technique, links the two cultures, and Jean-Yves Boucherie, enriched by a long musical career in jazz and Latin music, provides a solid rhythmic foundation. The band offers a mixed and authentic musical color strongly influenced by traditional Malagasy rhythms.
A project born from two cultures encounter
After a few years of absence, the singer Berikely, who has already made his reputation on the island of Madagascar with in particular the title “Tara Avion” returns with a new album entitled “Elaela”.
An opus which proves that he is not yet ready to definitively put down his kabôssy, which is his favorite instrument. It is the meeting with Eric Doboka, artistic director of the project, which motivates his desire to mix his music which usually finds its foundations in a traditional style. Things happen naturally through the contribution of the culture and experience of each musician. The result is a music carried away by resolutely Malagasy melodies and texts, supported by an accompaniment with sometimes Western colors.
The choice are based on an exclusively acoustic sound to approach the different styles of Malagasy music such as salegy, tsinjaka or banaiky. Also with some afro-beat influences. The songs are about adventure, nostalgia, love and humanity. It is also for Berikely the way to export his music by offering it to an international audience.
