Source: https://musique.rfi.fr/artiste-musiques-monde-dgary
Check out the podcast from Afropop Worldwide, in the link above, to learn about Tsapiky, the Malagasy popular genre that influenced D'Gary's sound.
D'Gary
D'Gary, a guitarist from Madagascar, performs at NWFL in 1997 as part of a performance production entitled "African Aesthetic in Two Worlds." This event explored the evolution of African and African-American string instruments, and acoustic and electric guitar styles from both continents.
D'Gary's musical style is influenced by tsapiky, a genre emerging in the 1970s from the southwest region of Madagascar.
D'Gary has collaborated with a number of musicians across the world including Béla Fleck, Miguel de la Bastide