years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
1998 -- present madagascar samoëla solo_singer 2 april 1976 voice , guitar folk fusion , roots music samoëla
 samoëla rasolofoniaina singer , songwriter
samoëla

samoëla rasolofoniaina , better known as samoëla , is a malagasy vocalist and composer of contemporary folk fusion and roots music that draws upon musical traditions throughout the island of madagascar .
he typically sings and plays acoustic guitar , accompanied by an ensemble including bass guitar , western and traditional percussion , and backup singers .
he is distinguished by his use of `` hainteny '' traditional poetry and its metaphorical language , as well as youth slang and culturally subversive direct language to critique and address sensitive social and political topics .
