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World Routes

Episode 5

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Duration: 1 hour

Lucy Duran's in Madagascar to record the island's unique traditional music. This week, she's in the sleepy seaside town of Tulear, home of musician, wrestler and magician Mandindry. Plus she takes a small boat to the remote community of Anakao where she meets a group who play mandolins stringed with fishing line, and has to kill a goat in order to visit the grave of renowned local musician Robert Rindy. Producer James Parkin.

In January 2010 World Routes broadcast three programmes made on the high central plateau of Madagascar. In January 2012, Lucy Duran and the team continue the journey, moving from the plateau down to the coast in the far south. As with all World Routes on-location programmes, all the music was specially recorded in or near the homes of the musicians. This mysterious island is full of extraordinary animal and plant life - home to more unique species than just about anywhere on the planet. But for us, what makes this island of strange dreams, ancestral worship and sorcery so special is its music. And, like the natural life, its unique evolution - neither African nor Asian - makes it a wonderful melting pot of instruments and styles.

  • Boy-powered rick-shaw, Tulear

    Boy-powered rick-shaw, Tulear

  • Justin Vali (left), Lucy Duran and Mandindry (right)

    Justin Vali (left), Lucy Duran and Mandindry (right)

  • Sambiasy by the pool at the Victory Hotel, Tulear

    Sambiasy by the pool at the Victory Hotel, Tulear

  • Tulear Airport

    Tulear Airport

  • Mandindry

    Mandindry

  • On the way to Anakao

    On the way to Anakao

  • Playlist:

    title: Title Unknown
    artist: Crysantho
    BBC Recording, the Victory Hotel, Tulear, Madagascar
    11th September 2009

    title: Tokalava
    artist: Mandindry
    BBC Recording, Tulear, Madagascar
    10th September 2009

    title: Mahinte ty lamba
    artist: Mandindry
    BBC Recording, Tulear, Madagascar
    10th September 2009

    title: Beko Ndolo
    artist: Mandindry
    BBC Recording, Tulear, Madagascar
    10th September 2009

    BBC Location Recording
    title: Apelo-kombo
    artist: Sambiasy
    BBC Recording, the Victory Hotel, Tulear, Madagascar
    11th September 2009

    title: Lasamasy
    artist: Madame Masy with Mony & Biga
    BBC Recording, Tulear, Madagascar
    13th September 2009

    title: Itardala
    artist: Madame Masy
    BBC Recording, Tulear, Madagascar
    13th September 2009

    title: Talaky
    artist: Crysantho
    BBC Recording, the Victory Hotel, Tulear, Madagascar
    11th September 2009

    title: Akalo Telo
    artist: Robert Rindy
    performers: Written and performed by Robert Rindy

    title: Kininy Habo
    artist: Manavasava
    BBC Recording, Anakao, Madagascar
    12th September 2009

    title: Voaroe Namatoy
    artist: Manavasava
    BBC Recording, Anakao, Madagascar
    12th September 2009

    title: Hay Ianareo
    artist: Manavasava
    BBC Recording, Anakao, Madagascar
    12th September 2009

    title: Untitled improvisation
    artist: Paddy Bush
    BBC Recording, The grave of Robert Rindy in Anakao, Madagascar
    12th September 2009

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