Rajery

Rajery, born Germain Randrianrisoa, is a player of the valiha from Madagascar who founded the modern valiha orchestra.[1][2] As an infant, he lost all the fingers on one of his hands; subsequently, he became a self-taught valiha player.[3]

Rajery
Birth nameGermain Randrianrisoa
Also known asRajery
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsValiha

Biography

Rajery was born in 1965 in the northern part of Madagascar.[4] As a teenager, he was teased by his peers for his interest in playing the valiha, an instrument that usually requires extensive use of both hands. However, due to his handicap, he developed a unique musical technique and style.[4] At this time, there was no method of obtaining formal instruction in playing the valiha. Rajery worked to solve this problem through his authorship of the book The Secret of the Valiha, which also included a system of musical notation.[4] Since 2006, Rajery has been a member of the musical trio 3MA, with which he tours and records.[5]

Discography
  • Dorotanety (Indigo, Label Bleu, 1999)[6]
  • Fanamby (Indigo, Label Bleu, 2001)[6]
  • Anarouz (Six Degrees Records, 2017, as a member of 3MA)[5]

References
  1. "Rajery - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. "Rajery : Small Island Big Song". Smallislandbigsong.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. "Rajery | World Music Central.org". Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. Caffery, Joshua Clegg. "The Man From Madagascar". The Advocate. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  5. "3MA (Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi, Rajery)". Six Degrees Records. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  6. Staff Reporter. "Malagasy musician revives tradition". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2019-05-10.


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