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Ernest Randrianasolo (born 22 October 1961), better known as '''D'Gary''', is a Malagasy musician of Bara ethnicity. His primary instrument is the acoustic guitar.

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Vinony's link graph records 10 inbound references to D'Gary, and connects out to Madagascar, Antananarivo and Trinidad.

It is catalogued under topics including 1961 births, 20th-century Malagasy male singers and 21st-century Malagasy male singers.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Madagascar
Active from
1961-10-22

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D'Gary (Ernest Randrianasolo born October 22, 1961 Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a Madagascan musician of Bara ethnicity. His primary instrument is the acoustic guitar. Musical style D'Gary's elaborate playing style is characterised by his use of alternative tunings. His style developed from his interest in Madagascan music such as tsapiky popular in southern Madagascar and has been compared to the music produced on traditional instruments like the Vezo's marovany frame box zither and the Bara'

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Musical artist.image
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Musical artist.caption
D'Gary in 2007
Musical artist.name
D'Gary
Musical artist.birth_name
Ernest Randrianasolo
Musical artist.birth_place
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Musical artist.occupation
Musician guitarist singer-songwriter
Musical artist.years_active
1978–present
Musical artist.instrument
Guitarvocals

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ernest
Gender
male
Citizenship
Madagascar
Place of birth
Antananarivo
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
Malagasy
Instrument
voice
Image
D'Gary STphotos.jpg
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date of birth
1961-10-22
start of work period
1978-00-00
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Ernest Randrianasolo (born 22 October 1961), better known as '''D'Gary''', is a Malagasy musician of Bara ethnicity. His primary instrument is the acoustic guitar.

==Musical style== D'Gary's elaborate playing style is characterised by his use of alternative tunings. His style developed from his interest in Malagasy music, such as tsapiky, popular in southern Madagascar, and has been compared to music produced on traditional instruments, like the Vezo's marovany frame box zither and the Bara's lokanga violin.

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