Michel Gaston - Madagascar - L'accordeon Du Pays Masikoro (CD) (New (N)) Son Lux it's about building a dynamic

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Michel Gaston - Madagascar - L'accordeon Du Pays Masikoro (CD) (New (N)) Son Lux it's about building a dynamicThe diatonic button accordion, from the beginning of the 19th century, became hugely popular in traditional rituals, secular celebrations and love songs, bringing a new aesthetic to Masikoro music in the south west of the Great Island. The Masikoro's appropriation of the instrument began with modifying it's scale to suit indigenous ears and music. This involved carving the reeds of the accordion to turn it into a "prepared accordion". As the