Tarika is a musical group from Madagascar

Madagascar

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. The group's predecessor, Tarika Sammy, formed in the 1980s, but as Tarika they debuted in 1993. At that point they had relocated to London

London

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. Their second album Son Egal was a collaboration with Senegal musicians and dealt with the 1947 Malagasy Uprising in Madagascar. Otherwise, much of Tarika's music is based on musical tradition; for example, the album D focused on dance music. Their 2001 album Soul Makassar dealt with the musical connections between Indonesia

Indonesia

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 and Madagascar

Madagascar

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.

Tarika is led by two sisters, Hanitra and Noro. Hanitra has engaged in creating an arts center in recent years. In 2001, TIME magazine

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included Tarika in a list of the "10 best bands on planet Earth".

Albums

• Bibiango (1994)
• Son Egal (1997)
• D (1999)
• Soul Makassar (2001)
• Tarika: 10 - Beasts, Ghosts & Dancing with History (2004 - tenth anniversary compilation CD)