He often performs in a duo or as a solo artist, singing in accompaniment to his acoustic guitar in the ba-gasy genre that gained prominence in the central highlands of Madagascar in the 1930s.

He began to learn to play guitar and sing in the ba-gasy style from his grandfather at the age of five.

He has worked on a variety of collaborative projects, recording singles and performing with established artists such as Regis Gizavo and Solorazaf,[5] and young breakthrough stars like Aina Quash.

"[7] In January 2013, Manana performed at the historic Olympia venue in Paris to celebrate the 35th year of his career.

[3] Manana has received several awards, including the 1994 Prix Media Adami Découvertes at the annual Radio France International global musical competition and the Grand Prix du disque de l'académie Charles Cros in 1997 for his album Vakoka.