THE PHENOMENON ROCK FROM MADAGASCAR
The merge of rock and malagasy ternary rhythms joigning the big sound of rock and metal
Loharano means « the source », a roar of the new generation. LohArano affirms their bubbling rock fusion and their mixed heritage that created their story. They drawing as much from rock as from the ancestral ternary rhythms, they mixe and fuse them, endlessly, to extract a new sound.
The powerful trio is led by the charismatic Mahalia on lead vocals and guitar, she assumes her feminism in a country where being a rocker woman is (almost) heretical. Mika is on bass guitar, he doesn’t stay in place, he grooves with super-powerful rhythms even jazzy and funky tones. Natiana is the drummer, the flow is hectic, his tones hitting and striking. The term is brutal, metal, groovy, full of life.
LohArano is a parable of malagasy identity told through their bubbling rock fusion, combining electric guitars and mystical sounds like an homage to nature and the Big Island.