Nicolas Vatomanga

**Nicolas Vatomanga Andrianaivo Rakotovao** (an haife shi 24 Satumba 1975), wanda aka sani da Nicolas Vatomanga saxophonist ne na Malagasy, mawaƙin sarewa, mawaƙa kuma mawaki. Waƙarsa ta haɗa abubuwa na jazz, blues da kiɗan gargajiya na Madagascar, waɗanda suka haɗa da: hira gasy na Cibiyar, beko daga Kudu da kuma siyar da daga Arewacin Babban Tsibirin.

An kuma san shi a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin magada na al'adar sarewa na malagsy da kuma babban ubangidanta na ƙarshe: Rakoto Frah (Philibert Rabezoza Rakoto).

Nicolas Vatomanga ya taka leda da/ko yin rikodin a Turai, Afirka (Senegal da Madagascar), haka nan a cikin Amurka tare da: Miriam Makeba, Rakoto Frah, Paco Sery, Eric Le Lann, Regis Gizavo, Solorazaf, Lionel Loueke, Mokhtar Samba , Tony Rabeson, Serge Rahoerson, Linley Marthe, Idrissa Diop, Hanitra Ranaivo, Silo Andrianandraina da kuma Jaojoby Eusèbe. Joe Zawinul ne ya gayyace shi don ya taka leda a wurin wakokinsa a Parc Floral Paris 2002, amma ya kasa girmama gayyatar.

Tun 2004, ya rayu kuma ya yi wasa a Madagascar, inda ya kirkiro "Vatomanga Band" wanda ya fito a karon farko a cikin nau'i hudu a lokacin bikin Madajazzcar 2005 kuma a hankali ya kara girma zuwa septet bayan 2010. A 2011, band din ya dauki sunan. MadaJazz.

## Tarihin Rayuwa
**Rayuwar farko**

Vatomanga ya fara da kiɗan gargajiya tun yana ɗan shekara huɗu a Cibiyar Ilimin Kiɗa ta ƙasa (CNEM) a Antananarivo, Madagascar. Mrs Alisera da Seta Ramaroson Andrianary (masu sana'a, saxophonist da mawaki) sun koyar da shi, manyan malamai a wurin. Zabar sarewa a matsayin kayan aikin sa na farko, Vatomanga ya ci gaba da horo tare da Seta a Cercle Germano-Malagasy (CGM) na Antananarivo.

Yaro mai girman kai, ya yi piano yana da shekara takwas kuma yana wasa akai-akai a cikin kide-kide na gargajiya (NCCM, CGM) tun yana shekara goma. Mahaifiyarsa, ya yi iƙirarin, tana da babban tasiri akan ɗanɗanonsa da sha'awar kiɗa: kiɗan gargajiya, blues, bishara da kiɗan Malagasy na gargajiya (kamar hira gasy, Kalon'ny Fahiny, Ny Antsaly, Rakotozafy da Rakoto Frah a cikin musamman); ta koyi wasa valiha (Malagasy bamboo zither) lokacin da ya fara sarewa.

**Jazz**

Lokacin da yake da shekaru goma sha huɗu, a gayyatar Seta, Vatomanga ya halarci wani wasan kide-kide da saxophonist Ba'amurke da mawaƙin asalin Caribbean, TK Blue (Talib Kibwe) suka bayar. Bayan wasan kwaikwayo, ya koya game da sarewa, daga kunne da zuciya, jigo da solo na "Pinnacle of Joy" na kundi na Misira Oasis (1987) na jazzmen na Amurka. Saboda haka, ya yanke shawarar koyon saxophone da sabon nau'i na magana a gare shi: kiɗan da aka inganta. Seta, shi ma masanin jazz saxophonist, ya koya masa abubuwan jazz, musamman daidaitawa na ingantawa.

Silo Andrianandraina (kuma matashin Malagasy jazzman), abokinsa daga aji na biyu a makarantar sakandare, Vatomanga ya saurare kuma ya bincika duniyar jazz, musamman ta hanyar ayyukan Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Sonny. Rollins, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul da John Coltrane. "Trane" musamman ya zama babban tasiri. Dangane da tushensa na Afirka, ya saurari jazz na Afirka ta Kudu, gami da Makeba, Hugh Masekela da Bheki Mseleku.

Yana da shekaru goma sha biyar, ya fara koyon saxophone a cikin wata ƙungiya tare da Solomiral, ƙungiyar Antananarivo jazz fusion band, sannan ba tare da izini ba tare da Toty Band da kuma ƙungiyar kiɗan gargajiya daga Kudancin Madagascar, Tsimihole. A cikin 1992, ya halarci bikin Madajazzcar na farko, tare da rakiyar ƙungiyar da aka kirkira don bikin.

Bassist Olver "Toty" Andriamampianina ya zama mai ba da shawara na biyu na Vatomanga. Seta da Toty sun ba shi kwarin gwiwa akai-akai don ci gaba da aikin kiɗa. A cikin shekarun karatunsa na BSc, ya halarci kulob din Jazz na Mahamasina, wanda mawakin pian ne kuma mawaki Sammy Andriamanoro ya kafa. Sammy ya koya masa ka'idojin jazz tsawon shekara guda.

Bayan ya sami BSc a 1993, Vatomanga ya shiga cikin ilimin lissafi a Jami'ar Aix-Marseille III (Faransa) kuma ya kammala karatun shekaru biyu, yayin da yake ci gaba da kiɗan sa. A 1994 ya ci jarrabawar shiga jami'a a Conservatoire d'Aix-en-Provence inda ya karanta jazz na shekara guda, tare da lissafi. A wannan lokacin, ya sadu da Alain "Belain" Rabeson, dan uwansa Tony Rabeson.

Bassist, mai buga ganga da malamin jazz, Belain ya gayyace shi don yin wasa a ƙungiyar sa ta Bossa Nova da Samba. Belain tare da rakiyar ganguna, a cikin 1995 ya shiga Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Marseille - sashen jazz - inda ya yi karatu na shekara guda.

A karkashin kocin Belain, a cikin 1996 ya shiga Makarantar Kiɗa na Zamani ta Amurka  na Paris (haɗin gwiwar Kwalejin Kiɗa na Berklee) inda ya rufe kwas a cikin shekaru uku maimakon biyar. A can, ya zurfafa basirarsa wajen tsarawa, tsarawa da gudanarwa. A cikin shekara ta biyar, ya sami gurbin karatu don ci gaba da shekara ta ƙarshe a Berklee, amma ya ƙi. A wannan makaranta ya hadu da wani Ba’amurke wanda ya kammala makaranta, Lionel Loueke da masanin kida da ƙware a Madagascar: Victor Randrianary.

**Jazz da Kiɗa na Duniya (1999-2004)**

Tare da karatunsa na kiɗa a birnin Paris, an gayyaci matashin ɗan wasan saxophonist don yin wasa a cikin rukuni na uku na mashahurai Tony Rabeson da trumpeter Eric Le Lann  tare da wanda ya fara taka leda a Duc des Lombards a 1998. Wadannan musayar tare da Tony Rabeson sun rufe nasa. horar da kiɗa. A wannan lokacin, ya buga wasan jam tare da Serge da Nivo Rahoerson a cikin gidan abinci na Jazz Club The Arbuci a St. Germain a cikin Latin Quarter. Ya kuma taka leda tare da bassist Sylvain Marc. 

Bayan karatunsa na kiɗa, a cikin tsawon shekaru biyar daga 1999 da 2004, ya ci gaba da aiki a matsayin ɗan wasa. Ya sadu da mawallafin kita "Solorazaf" Solo Razafindrakoto, sa'an nan kuma gitar jagorar Miriam Makeba. I  Ya raka mawaƙin Afirka ta Kudu kuma ya halarci wasan kwaikwayo na 2002 a Olympia. Ya kuma yi aiki tare da mawaƙin Malagasy Hanitra kuma ya raka ta a Jazz à Vannes 2000 Festival. Ya yi aiki a matsayin mai kula da Mossan na Mokhtar Samba, yana yin wasan kwaikwayo a 2001 Nice Jazz Festival kuma ya shiga ƙarƙashin sunan Nicolas Rakoto akan kundin sa na 2005 Dounia tare da Régis Gizavo. 

Vatomanga ya raka daban-daban na Malagasy na kasa da kasa da shugabannin mawakan Afirka, kamar Clement "Kilema" Randriantoandro-wanda ya yi wa kundin 1999 Ka Malisa tare da Justin Vali, Erick Manana, Regis Gizavo da Rakoto Frah. Tare da shi, ya shiga cikin jerin rikodi waɗanda suka haifar da kundi na Chants et Dances en Imerina (2000),  da Madagascar: Pays Merina (2001). Wannan aikin shi ne album na karshe na Rakoto Frah kafin rasuwarsa a shekara ta 2001. Vatomnga ya yi wasa da mawakin Senegal Idrissa Diop yayin wani rangadi a Dakar inda ya gano wakokin Senegal. Ya kuma fito a kan Germain "Rajery" Randrianarisoa's album na 2001 Fanamby. A ƙarshe, Vatomanga ya shiga bassist Julio Rakotonanahary (wanda ya kafa ƙungiyar Wa Zimba) tare da wanda ya yi rikodin albam na 2003 Mande Wazy.

Bude ga kowane nau'i na zane-zane, ya yi abokantaka da sanannen sculptor kuma mawaki Jonny "R'afa" Andriamanankoavy,  wanda ya rubuta wasu daga cikin abubuwan Andriamanankoavy  - kamar yadda ya sadu da marubuci Michèle Rakotoson tare da shi sau da yawa. hadin gwiwa.

**Tushen Malagasy (2004 - yau)**

A shekara ta 2004, saboda sha'awar komawa Madagascar, Vatomanga ya koma Antananarivo. Ya taka leda a cikin ƙungiyoyin gida na kowane nau'i, amma bai taɓa musun ainihin sa ba: haɓakawa. 

A yayin balaguron balaguron sa na cikin gida, Vatomanga yayi wasa da yin rikodi tare da Silo Andrianandraina (jazz & jazz na duniya), Eusèbe Jaojoby (salegy) wanda ya raka shi akan kundin 2001Aza Arianao,  Ghomy Rahamefy (jazz kyauta),  Solo Andrianasolo ( jazz & duniya jazz), Fanja Andriamanantena (jazz & jazz na duniya), Jackie Ralph (duniya) jazz), "Hajazz" Haja Rasolomahatratra (jazz na duniya) Sauran ayyukan album sun haɗa da Melo Gasy tare da Fanaiky Rasolomahatratra (jazz na duniya) (2008)  da Goma (2011), Hazolahi (Music South East), ko Social Social Rukunin Fusion (jazz na duniya) da Rajery (duniya). 

An nuna Vatomanga, tare da dozin Malagasy jazzmen, akan kundi na Malagasy Jazz Social Club: Mada In Blue (2008) wanda Boussat da Arly Rajaobelina suka qaddamar. Yana yin abubuwa guda biyu na nasa.

**Bandleader**

A shekara ta 2005, Vatomanga ya ƙirƙiri "Vatomanga Band", wanda tare da shi ya bayyana akai-akai a kulake da kuma bikin kasa da kasa na Madajazzcar. Ya horar da matasa mawakan Malagasy a jazz da sauran wakokin zamani. 

Ƙungiyar ta haɓaka tare da haɓaka ƙwararrun matasa, ciki har da Mahatozo Ravelonjaka, wanda ya shiga ƙungiyar bayan ya lashe Gasar Jazz ta Farko ta Kasa wanda Malagasy Jazz Radio RLI ta shirya a 2005 yana da shekaru 23 da Joel “Rabesl” Rabesolo,  wanda ya shiga bayan ya ci nasara iri ɗaya. gasar a shekarar 2006.

A cikin 2011, Vatomanga da ƙungiyarsa, tare da haɗin gwiwar marubuci Michèle Rakotoson, sun taka rawar gani wajen ƙirƙirar "Slam Jazz Project",  sabon nau'in fasaha wanda ya haɗu da ingantaccen waƙa (Slam) tare da ingantaccen Jazz. A wannan shekarar, Vatomanga Septet ya ɗauki sabon sunan MadaJazz.

**Yan kungiyar**

* 2005 zuwa 2007: "Vatomanga Quartet": Mahatozo Ravelonjaka (keyboard), Henintsoa Andriamasimanana (bass), Miora Rabarisoa (ganguna) da Nicolas Vatomanga (soprano, alto da tenor saxophone; sodina sarewa). 
* 2008 zuwa 2009: "Vatomanga Quintet": Joel "Rabesl" Rabesolo (guitar), Mahatozo Ravelonjaka (keyboard), Miora Rabarisoa (ganguna), Henintsoa Andriamasimanana (bass) da Nicolas Vatomanga (soprano / alto / tenor sax), flute so. 
* 2010: "Vatomanga Septet": Joel "Rabesl" Rabesolo (guitar), Mahatozo Ravelonjaka (keyboard), Miora Rabarisoa (ganguna), Henintsoa Andriamasimanana (bass), Ludovic (bass), Kim's (keyboard) andriantiana "Nata" Andrian ) da Nicolas Vatomanga (soprano / alto / tenor, sarewa sodina). 
* 2011: Septet ya zama "MadaJazz", tare da: Joël "Rabesl" Rabesolo (guitar), Miora Rabarisoa (ganguna), Mika "Kim's" Rajaonarivelo (bass), Ludovic "Dovs" Rakotondraina (keyboard) andriantiana "Nata" Andrianantenana ), Laurent Amoric (percussion) da Nicolas Vatomanga (soprano/alto/tenor sax, sodina sarewa) (wanda ke nuna: Panayotis Dourantonis, congas, don Slam Jazz Projekt)

**Magana**

* “Waƙa babbar tafiya ce wadda a lokacin da kuke cikin bincike akai-akai." (Tattaunawa a Jazz Radio RLI) 
* "Har yanzu ana ganin kiɗan jazz a Madagascar duka na hermetic da elitist: batawa ruhun jazz ɗin kansa ba ne." ba Sharhi

## Fina-finai
**A matsayin mawaƙi da / ko hira**

* 2009: Malagasy Jazz Social Club: In Mada Blue (DVD) - Harmonia Mundi 
* 2009: Madagascar: generation jazz (T. Rasoanaivo documentary film) 
* 2010: Madajazzcar 2008 - Digital Development Communication.

## Manazarta