Mr. Nimble Fingers: Teta and "Mifona"

Music from Madagascar is on tap for today's random tune. The song is called Mifona, and is performed by Teta, who grew up immersed in the Taspiky musical style of his region as he traveled throughout neighboring provinces with his father and brother as they performed at local "dust dance" celebrations. I couldn't find much about Taspiky, but the few things I could find suggest it was a music born in the 1980s and which provides a bridge between traditional music and more modern styles. Teta first took up mandolin, but later switched to guitar and became so known for his technique that he was nicknamed Mr. Nimble Fingers. While maintaining true to the Taspiky style, which often uses a 6/8 rhythm, he has mixed in jazz and blues to create a unique sound of his own. You can find Mifona on his 2012 debut album Fototse Racines Roots.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

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