Tsapiky (Malagasy pronunciation: [t͡sapʲikʲ]) is a musical genre popular in southwest Madagascar, particularly in the former Toliara Province.
It was created as a fusion between South African pop (originally picked up from Mozambican radio stations[1]) and native Malagasy tradition in the 1970s.
The song sees popularity in the contexts of sports events, night clubs, balls, celebrations, and funerals.
[3] Although initially consisting of solely acoustic instruments, in the 1980s, tsapiky also integrated electric guitars.
These festivals last for several days to a week, and consist of several concerts play for hours, supposedly inducing trance-like states from audience members.