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Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.

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== Summary ==

Southern Malagasy vocal repertoire, often multipart and associated with sahiry/mpibeko and public/funerary/social address, including modern adaptations. <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-university">[https://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/maharekyJeanB_FR_M2_01.pdf Beko Antandroy study — Jean Mahareky, Antananarivo]. Access note: Relevant indexed social/conclusion passages read; complete bibliographic extraction pending.</ref> <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-scholar">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/402701909_Le_Beko_Antandroy_un_genre_chante_traditionnel_Malgache Le Beko Antandroy — Simon Seta Rasolofomasy,2024]. Access note: Public abstract read; full article not claimed.</ref> <ref name="africa2026-mg-philharmonie">[https://pad.philharmoniedeparis.fr/download.ashx?id=CMTN20020517105257&typedoc=CMTN Musiques de Madagascar — Philharmonie/Cité de la Musique,2002]. Access note: Relevant genre/geographic glossary and descriptions read; media excluded.</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

Religious, economic and social change affects Beko’s occasions and presentation. University research and a 2024 study describe a continuing southern vocal art, including forms beyond a purely funerary label. <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-university" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-scholar" />

== History ==

The repertoire belongs to Antandroy verbal and social histories. Public and staged adaptation should be distinguished from home ceremonial contexts, without treating either as the sole authentic version. <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-university" />

== Musical characteristics ==

Multipart vocal expression and socially addressed text characterize the art of sahiry/mpibeko. The relationship between verbal meaning, singers and occasion matters alongside its a cappella sound. <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-scholar" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-philharmonie" />

== Geography and communities ==

Androy/Antandroy communities and documented adjacent southern networks. Toliara, migrant communities and public/stage adaptations distinct from home ceremonial contexts. <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-university" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-scholar" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-philharmonie" />

== Artists ==

Sahiry and mpibeko are the relevant vocal practitioners. Their community knowledge and individual expression explain the repertoire more accurately than an export-only image of anonymous traditional singers. <ref name="africa2026-mg-beko-scholar" />

== Representative performances ==

No recordings have been curated for this entry.

== Related genres ==

[[Tsapiky]] is a neighbouring southern popular field with different instrumentation. [[Hiragasy]] belongs to a central-highland institution rather than the same vocal tradition. <ref name="africa2026-mg-philharmonie" />

=== References and further reading ===
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== Hotspot mushrooms ==

Androy/Antandroy communities and documented adjacent southern networks. Toliara, migrant communities and public/stage adaptations distinct from home ceremonial contexts. Fields distinguish the community heartland from specifically documented wider use; political borders and population totals do not determine intensity.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| beko-androy || Androy and adjacent southern vocal networks || -24.8 || 45.8 || 320 || 0.73 || Locally consequential verbal/musical art; neither timeless nor solely an export a cappella style.
|-
| beko-toliara || Toliara Antandroy migrant and public practice || -23.35 || 43.7 || 190 || 0.32 || Locally consequential verbal/musical art; neither timeless nor solely an export a cappella style.
|}

Beko - Revision history

Edb: Expand the comprehensive music catalogue with reviewed distinct performances; prioritize recent discovery, retain good older music and preserve existing prose, recordings and fields.

Edb: Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.