Danyèl Waro

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Daniel Hoareau (born 10 May 1955 in Le Tampon (Réunion, France), better known by his stage name Danyèl Waro, is a French musician, singer-songwriter and poet of Maloya.

Biography

Danyèl Waro is a symbol of the revival of maloya music. Maloya, officially banned, was played by only a few people. He fell in love with this music during a Firmin Viry concert in 1970. Firmin became his mentor.{{cite web |url=https://worldmusiccentral.org/2021/06/24/artist-profiles-danyel-waro/|title=Artist Profiles: Danyèl Waro|work=World music central|date=June 24, 2021}}

In 2010, Waro received a WOMEX Award, a prize awarded by world music professionals, in Copenhagen, during the WOMEX exposition.{{cite web |url=https://www.womex.com/virtual/run_productions/danyel_waro|title=Danyèl Waro|work=WOMEX}}

See also

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