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Cat Marina - Southampton
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Thomas Marshall - Canada
Brat Coven - Glasgow
Little Dume - California
Scowl - Kent
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Alice Merton - UK
Kuzinmuzin - Russia

Episode 210 Of The Unheard Indie Podcast! 13th April 2021

LohArano, the new electric phenomenon from Madagascar !

First concert in Europe @ Transmusicales,  December 3, 2021, Hall3 

LohArano's style is a merge of rock and malagasy ternary rhythms from Tsapiky and Salegy that result in a new sound of metal. 

Their first EP, titled LohArano, released in spring 2020 on Libertalia Music ltd, affirms their mixed heritage that created their story. It's a parable of malagasy's past, present and future identity told through their bubbling rock fusion combining  electric guitars and mystical sounds like an homage to nature and the Big Island. LohArano deliver a new message like an incantation to drive out the negatitivy around you and call upon a consciencious awakening. A roar of the new generation.

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Hang On !

LohArano affirms their mixed heritage that created their story. It's a parable of malagasy's past, present and future identity told through their bubbling rock fusion combining electric guitars and mystical sounds that result in a new sound of metal. A roar of the new generation.

Libertalia Music

Lahy

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When you come from Madagascar, one of the poorest and corrupt countries in the world, the abolition of inequalities inevitably strikes a distinctive chord. Feminism isn’t just about exchanging ideas: it’s about survival, if feminism calls for fairness, Kristel will earn her freedom fair and square through music.
She pulls off high school diploma by15, collects music collabs. While performing live the crowd has eyes only for her, putting the frontmen on the back burner.  Joining forces with brother Benkheli and hubby Sylvano, Kristel makes her own way. Turns the tables with a spontaneous and high-voltage pop. Pure heresy in the vicinity. 
It took the encounter with Gilles Lejamble (The Dizzy Brains) and Marc Antoine Moreau (Amadou et Matiam) to help launch the rocket songstress. Their first EP, directed by JeanLamoot (Bashung, NoirDésir..) and mastered by ChrisAthens (BeastyBoys, Coldplay, ErykahBadu…)KRISTEL c'est :  KRISTEL chant et bass  - BENKHELI guitare - SYLVANO batterie

Press : Mélissa Phulpin - melissa@melissa-pr.com
Management / Booking : Pierre A Blanc - link8633@gmail.com

Kristel soon in concert  !
    Dago festival, September 9th, 2017 - Antananarivo - Madagascar 
    Kudeta, September 16th, 2017 -  Antananarivo - Madagascar 
    Momix Festival , October 4th - Le Morne - Mauritius 
    One Live Music Festival,  October 4th -  Le Morne - Mauritius 
    MaMa Festival, october 20th, 2017 - Bus Palladium - Paris - France
    La Bellevilloise , october 24th, 2017, paris  - France 
    Bars en Trans, décember 9th 2017 - Rennes - France 

(P) + (C) 2017 Libertalia-Music Records

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On May 25th, 2018, her story continues with the launch of her newest single, title IRONY .

Who is she? What is it?
A woman - A Bassist – A Frontwoman 
Mainly/ Above all?

She’s the perfect fusion of Prince and Skunk Anansie with a hint of tropical touch. She has become the shining Madagascan pop star at only 23 years old!

How?
At the age of 8, she encountered the genius bassist, Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report) , and it became crystal clear that she will be the bassist, join forces with her brother Benkheli (guitar) and husband Sylvano (drums). 

Result?
The kind of pop that will strike you with a hot iron to proudly brandish their roots, which is somewhat ironic for an island that has electricity covering 23%.

It was after a performance in 2017 Libertalia Festival that launched the career of 	the rocket songstress by music label itself.

Her first 5 tracks was released shortly after, titled TNM, which means hangover.  Then her performance at MaMa festival Paris and Bars en Trans Rennes established her position as the next newcomer. 

Kristel is not only feminism that puts itself on display but, above all, the female 	generation that is mapping out their future. The future for themselve and for the nation.

Irony

Masoandro

Rubinskee, the talented Mexican producer recently signed to WBO Records, translates The Nihilist Song into a dose of codeine syrup for the disillusioned to forget the emptiness of their nights.

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The Nihilist Song (Rubinskee remix)

Mafy Loha means stubborn in Malagasy.Kristel talks about the environmental situation, pollution, deforestation issue because this young generation is in a state of emergency planning their future for themselves and for the nation.
You can feel the excitement, the menace and the pressure. A hybrid music where eclectic influences come together combining electric guitars, bass and synthesizer with a hardrock tune like an homage to nature and to the land of the Big Island.

Take It Easy

Mafy Loha

Loharano means the Source. This is the origin of all inspirations and the cornerstone of their philosophy: every human being is a source!
From their first EP, a strong sound with an eponymous title, the music as well as the texts invite reflection: What powers do we conceal inside? What do we choose to spread around us, thus making ourselves the source, in turn? 
The inspiration sources for the band are not lacking either, drawing as much from rock as from the ancestral ternary rhythms. Loharano mixes and fuses them, endlessly, to extract a new sound: their own!

LohArano

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“Les gens qu’on honore ne sont que des fripons qui ont eu le bonheur de ne pas être pris en flagrant délit” disait Stendhal. Si une nuit d’aout 89 a vu les privilèges être abolis, leur résurgence parait indiscutable. Felhur x Andro ont ici voulu s’amuser de tous les planqués sillonnant les strates sociales.

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