Live Freestyle recorded with a smartphone

KICK (lfreestyle live record)

VADINOLO VERY

A Message from the Artist:

This is MADA, a collection of some of my favorite audio recordings captured during my 2016
expedition to Madagascar. These sounds are part of a much larger project
executed with the support of Centre ValBio, The Safina Center, and the National
Geographic Society, and is featured in the film “Remixing Madagascar” which premiered
in 2020.

If you would like to learn more about our work on this project, please visit
RemixingMadagascar.com. To learn more about my work, visit benmirin.com or follow
me @benmirin on Instagram.

On a personal note, working in Madagascar was the first time I truly fell in love with the
art of field recording. As a musician, I record and sample sounds from nature into
electronic music and perform at concert venues to promote conservation around the
world. Madagascar was my first expedition to capture my own sounds for later use in
music, and when I met my subjects in their natural habitats I was astounded by how
profound it was to sit immersed in nature, and simply to absorb the voices of my
surroundings. Each of the voices you will hear in this collection has been shaped by
millions of years of evolution to resonate and balance with other acoustic elements in its
environment, and communicate critical signals for animals to survive. That I can be a
vehicle for those voices, and bring them into your homes and lives, is an honor and a
privilege.

Special thanks are due to all the members of my team, from the United States and
Madagascar, who helped make this work possible. Please watch Remixing Madagascar
to meet them and experience their amazing work.

Thank you for listening!

Benjamin H. Mirin, Ph.D. aka Ecotone

A Note on Conservation:
In just a few more years, it is entirely possible that some of the voices in this collection
will have been extinguished forever. As of 2020, over 90 percent of Madagascar’s native
forests have been destroyed for agriculture, and they are still being cut down today. If
you would like to learn how you can support conservation in Madagascar, please visit
CentreValBio.org.

Liner Notes: available upon request

Example:

Track 01: Dawn in Talatakely
Dawn in Ranomafana National Park is our first chance to listen to this forest waking up.
As the sounds of nocturnal insects fade with the dark of night, birds and lemurs begin
rustling through stands of bamboo and broad-leaf trees on their way to the day’s first
feeding. Magpie Robins are the first songbirds to announce themselves, singing to
proclaim that they have survived the night and are still guarding their territories from the
day before. Soon after, Pitta-like Ground Rollers begin to whoop! The symphony builds
to a crescendo around 5:30am, in what is known as a dawn chorus. It is perhaps the
best time of day to hear the true richness of Ranomafana.

Copyright Notice
The materials in this album are not to be shared or distributed without the express
consent of their creator, Benjamin Mirin. Copyright 2018, Registration No.
PA0002114909.

Album Art by Andy Thomas

A Female Varecia Rejects A Group of Amorous Males

Vatoranana by Ecotone and Gene Shinozaki

Babakoto by Ecotone

Waking Up In Ranomafana

Morceau issu de l'album "15ème anniversaire Sekoly Taninketsa FJKM Ambavahadimitafo"﻿, un véritable "course contre la montre", mais avec l'aide de Dieu tout s'est bien passé, nous avons pu finir l'album à temps.
Auteur & compositeur : Rova Raharivonimbelo - Arrangements : Andry Rasoul - Réarrangements : Teza Ramiandrisoa & Nandrianina Raveloson - Mixage : Teza Ramiandrisoa - Basse, guitare, programmation batteries et percussions : Teza Ramiandrisoa - Claviers : Nandrianina Raveloson - Voix : Chorale Taninkentsa FJKM Ambahavadimitafo.

Soa Ihany

Morceau issu de l'album "15ème anniversaire Sekoly Taninketsa FJKM Ambavahadimitafo"﻿, un véritable "course contre la montre", mais avec l'aide de Dieu tout s'est bien passé, nous avons pu finir l'album à temps.
Auteur & compositeur : Rova Raharivonimbelo - Arrangements : Andry Rasoul - Réarrangement, mixage : Teza Ramiandrisoa - Basse, guitare, programmation batteries et percussions : Teza Ramiandrisoa - Claviers : Nandrianina Raveloson - Voix : Chorale Taninkentsa FJKM Ambahavadimitafo.

ny fitiavany

🌍 Zanakolo (Airon Remix) — Ryu Junior

De Madagascar à Montréal, ce remix est une passerelle entre deux mondes.
Une rencontre entre les racines afro-mélodiques de Ryu Junior et l’univers tribal-tech, spirituel et percussif d’Airon.

Dans cette relecture, Zanakolo devient un voyage initiatique :
les voix ancestrales s’élèvent sur un groove hypnotique, les percussions résonnent comme un appel du cœur, et chaque drop réveille la mémoire d’un peuple — celle qui danse, qui vit, qui se souvient.

Ce remix rend hommage à l’âme malgache, et au passif de RyuJunior tout en y infusant la signature d’Airon : une énergie brûlante, organique, et tournée vers la connexion des cultures insulaires. 🌴🔥

Zanakolo_RyuJunior_AironRemix (extended version)

EcLuukTik and his band, Bandy Telo, were playing live at La Marche À Côté, Montreal, 2023-08-26.

Title: More Salegy
Genre: Salegy (music genre of Madagascar)

Credits for the show:

Lead vocal: EcLuukTik 
Back vocals: Omen-Daza, DJ Hajaram, San-Dra
Guitar: EcLuukTik 
Keyboard: San-Dra
Drum Machine: DJ Hajaram

Recording engineer: Haja Ramahatra
Mixing engineer: Haja Ramahatra
Mastering engineer: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Producer: Luc Ramananjatovo
Co-producer: Haja Ramahatra 
Artwork: Haja Ramahatra  
©️2023 EcLuukTik

Credits for the song (no master yet):

Songwriter: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Arrangers: EcLuukTik, San-Dra, DJ Hajaram
©️2023 EcLuukTik 


#salegy #madagascar #malagasy #lamarcheàcôté #liveshow #smallvenue #redlandcollectif

More Salegy (Live - 2023)

More Salegy (Live at La Marche A Cote - 2023)

EcLuukTik and his band, Bandy Telo, were playing live at La Marche À Côté, Montreal, 2023-08-26.

Title: Bye Bye (by EcLuukTik)
Genre: Seggae/Sega/Salegy (music genre of La Réunion and Madagascar)

Credits for the show:

Lead vocal: EcLuukTik
Guitar: EcLuukTik 
Keyboard: San-Dra
Drum Machine: DJ Hajaram

Recording engineer: Haja Ramahatra 
Mixing engineer: Haja Ramahatra
Mastering engineer: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Producer: Luc Ramananjatovo
Co-producer: Haja Ramahatra 
Artwork: Haja Ramahatra  
©️2023 EcLuukTik

Credits for the song (EcLuukTik - Bye Bye [Demo]):

Vocals: EcLuukTik 
Guitar: EcLuukTik 
Keyboard: EcLuukTik 
Bass: EcLuukTik 
Drums: EcLuukTik 
Songwriter: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Arranger: EcLuukTik 
Recording engineer: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Mixing engineer: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Mastering engineer: Luc Ramananjatovo 
Producer: Luc Ramananjatovo 
©️2021 EcLuukTik 

#salegy #seggae #madagascar #lareunion #malagasy #lamarcheàcôté #liveshow #smallvenue #redlandcollectif

Bye Bye (Live - 2023)

Bye Bye (Live at La Marche A Cote - 2023)

EcLuukTik is a record, production and publishing company based in Montreal, specializing in the launch of new solo artists and bands from Canada.

Traveling the world, making music from nature. benmirin.com

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French artist of Martinican and Guadeloupean descent, Airon has been immersed in music since childhood, inspired by his musician father.
Rooted first in hip-hop and dancehall, he discovered electronic music in 2015 in a Paris club—a turning point that soon led him to promote and organize his own parties.
The desire to be behind the decks quickly became undeniable.

Now based in Montreal, Airon crafts a sound that blends Afro House, Melodic Techno, Afro Tech, Tech House, and Organic House—infused with a deeply multicultural identity. Co-Founder of DEEPRA, a phone-free experience focused on presence and connection, he also curates the mix series The Essence of Afro House.

Supported by fellow artists and driven by a constant search for rare, globally-inspired tracks, Airon aims to touch the hearts of his listeners and expand the Afro Tech universe. His sets are designed as rituals, merging groove, emotion, and storytelling.

Artiste français d’origine martiniquaise et guadeloupéenne, Airon baigne dans la musique depuis son enfance, guidé par un père musicien.
D’abord ancré dans l’univers hip-hop et dancehall, il découvre la musique électronique en 2015 dans un club parisien, une rencontre déterminante qui l’amène rapidement à promouvoir et organiser ses propres soirées.
L’envie d’être derrière les platines devient alors une évidence.

Aujourd’hui basé à Montréal, Airon façonne un univers qui fusionne Afro House, Melodic Techno, Afro Tech, Tech House et Organic House, avec une empreinte profondément multiculturelle. Co-Fondateur de DEEPRA, une expérience phone-free centrée sur la présence et la connexion, il signe également la série de mixes The Essence of Afro House.

Soutenu par les artistes qu’il côtoie et animé par une quête constante de sons rares aux influences globales, Airon cherche à toucher le cœur de ceux qui l’écoutent et à élargir les frontières de l’Afro Tech. Ses sets sont pensés comme des rituels, mêlant groove, émotion et storytelling.



Booking : aironmusic01@gmail.com

Music is the Language of Love.

Past gigs:
-20.10.22 ?TL, New Haus
- 13.10.22 MTL, Barbossa
-09.10.22 MTL, COnnected Tribes at Terrasse Ciel Rose
-03.09.22 Quebec, GoodVibes Festival
-20.08.22  MTL, New Haus. 
- 13.08.22 Quebec, Atmos Festival
-06.05.22 MTL, Sunglasses at night. Foufounes electriques
- 21.08.21 Quebec, Summertide Festival 2021, Duclos, 
- 14.04.18 Caen, Chill & Boat ; L'escale
- 16.11.17 Paris, 4 Elements
- 19.10.17 Paris, Le Braque
- 05.10.17 Paris, The lab
- 17.07.17 Paris, L' Officine 2.0
- 20.10.16 Paris, Wanderlust
- 11.09.16 Paris, Nuba

New tracks tagged #MADAGASCAR