associated_acts birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
terakaly ambovombe androy , madagascar tsiliva solo_singer 25 july 1982 voice , percussion , bass guitar , electric guitar '' kilalaka '' tsiliva
 christophe tsiliva diddiot singer , songwriter
tsiliva

tsiliva , born christophe tsiliva diddiot , is a malagasy musician who performs `` kilalaka '' , a traditional genre of music from the southwestern interior of madagascar .
the son of a pastor , he was born on 25 july 1982 and raised in the western coastal town of ambovombe androy , near morondava .
as a child he enjoyed playing music and composing songs .
upon reaching secondary school , he formed or joined many local groups , including cabalero music , tsirangoty , diddiot pro , calypso , mentalis music and fouad music , with whom he both performed and composed music .
after graduating high school and earning his `` baccalaureat '' in management and communications , he played bass for the group dadah de fort dauphin , later joining the groups terana and terakaly as a percussionist .
with terakaly , he performed for the first time at a major music festival , the donia music festival at nosy be .
he launched his solo career in 2004 , and the popularity of his first single , `` oh !
le tsiliva '' , released in december that year , catapulted him to success .
his first concert was held on 27 march 2005 .
he has released two albums and three vcds , as well as a single with vaiavy chila entitled `` chilalaky '' , which have been highly successful across the island .
he tours continually throughout madagascar and the indian ocean islands with an average of two shows per week , and often performs for the malagasy diaspora in france .
he typically performs with a large ensemble comprising six musicians , five backup singers and four dancers .
he has expressed the goal of rendering malagasy music universally accessible , following bob marley 's example in popularizing reggae .
tsiliva sings , dances , and plays percussion and guitar .
although he mainly performs `` kilalaka '' , he occasionally also performs other genres , including pop and ragga .
in addition to his musical performances , he is a sound engineer for other bands and has expressed an interest in owning his own business in the future .
he is also a father .
