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Madagascar's Jaojoby cites James Brown as his primary influence, and with good reason. The king of his island nation's salegy music, he is a vocal powerhouse, also indebted to the blues shouters who preceded Brown. "Malagasy" is a gripping example of the hypnotic appeal of salegy, in which vocals soar above a high-decibel, electric guitar-dominated sound (with sprinklings of atmospheric accordion), strung out over complex but irresistibly body-moving 6/8 rhythms. Jaojoby's family band (with his wife, son and two daughters) performs at the Skirball Center on Aug. 12. 08/01/04
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