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Madagascar's name and shame minstrels visit Paris

By Rosie Collyer
Madagascar Madagascars name and shame minstrels visit Paris
WED, 28 NOV 2018

Among the troupes of minstrels who roam the length and breadth of Madagascar performing Hira Gasy folk operas at country fairs, burials and ancestral spirit ceremonies, one stands out. The Rasoalalao Kavia company use Hira Gasy to name and shame alcoholics, sex offenders and some of society's other bad apples.

The Rasoalalao Kavia company were invited to perform in Paris' Quai Branly Museum in Novermber, 2018. Collectif 12 and Maison des Cultures du Monde also sponsored the visit.

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