Ninie Doniah
Ninie Doniah
[edit]Ninie Doniah (1966/1967 – 19 November 2023) was a Malagasy singer and composer of salegy music that originates from the northern coastal area of Madagascar, including her birthplace of Nosy Be. She descended from a musical family: her grandmother was a celebrated singer of the traditional jijy vako-drazana Antakarana.
Doniah was commonly termed the "Queen of Salegy", in counterpoint to the "King of Salegy," superstar Jaojoby. She is considered one of the best female salegy performers in a genre dominated by men, and is the most well-recognized and successful female ambassador of the genre outside of Madagascar.
Doniah recorded more than six albums since the mid-1990s and continued to tour throughout Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands.
Doniah died on 19 November 2023, at the age of 56.
Quotes
[edit]andava an-tananareo malilô aba an malilo za malilo malilo malilo (Malilo malilo malilo oo Malilo malilo malilo) Malilo tsaiky mamango ndraiky malilo e ieie malilo za malilo malilô ndraiky zey (Malilo malilo malilo oo Malilo malilo malilo)