Madagascar. The great island. Contemporary artists from Madascar

The culture of Madagascar is an amalgamation of various cultures of its multi-ethnic population. The culture of the country reflects the origins of the Malagasy people and exhibits striking resemblance in certain aspects with the cultural practices of Southeast Asians and East Africans.

Madagascar, originally part of the ancient continent Gondwana, was formed in two steps. The island, together with India, pulled away from Africa 150 million years ago, stretching and thinning the crust on the island’s west coast before it finally snapped off. [iii] Raymond Decary, "Les anciennes coiffures masculines à Madagascar", Journal de la Société des Africanistes, Paris, 1965, T. 35, fasc. 2, pp. 283-316 (311) [iv] See one of the photographs by Maurice-Casimir Teissonnière and notes in : Bertrand Goy, Arts anciens de Madagascar, Milan, 5Continents, 2015, p. 192 [v] See report Ciram 0715-OA

The history of Madagascar is distinguished clearly by the early isolation of the landmass from the ancient supercontinent containing Africa and India, and by the island's late colonization by human settlers arriving in outrigger canoes from the Sunda islands and Malay Archipelago (Sumatra, Banjar and Bugis). between 200 BCE and 500 CE, colonized by Srivijaya Empire (now Indonesia), according IS’ART Galerie is the only contemporary art gallery in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The space is dedicated to the contemporary art scene. IS’ART - a world in perpetual motion and in a constant quest for new forms of expression for artists - is committed to a principle of perpetual generation of surprises.

Madagascar is fringed by a number of beautiful islands. Nosy Be is the best known, a relatively developed place with a number of boutique hotels. Though you can find quiet corners of Nosy Be, we prefer the sleepier islands such as Ile Sainte Marie on the east coast, Nosy Komba off northern Madagascar, or the private islands of Tsarabanjina and Nosy Iranja.

Traditional music in Madagascar formed its identity with influences from various horizons: Contemporary artists of traditional music. In Madagascar, another musician from the south of the island, is an outstanding accordionist. He has already accompanied some of the great …