Wawa is a performer and composer of salegy, a genre of music from the northern coastal region of Madagascar. In 2011 he released an album of traditional salegy, featuring kabosy, marovany and traditional percussion accompaniment.[1] Wawa enjoys strong popularity among Malagasy audiences both domestically and within the diaspora, and regularly tours at home and abroad.[2] In 2010 the band completed extensive tours to sold-out audiences in France and Madagascar.[3] A music reviewer for Midi Madagasikara described Wawa in 2013 as the “perfect entertainer, who never ceases to perform at the highest levels.”
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He is among the most popular contemporary salegy artists and has recorded songs in collaboration with numerous other Malagasy artists.