Literature

• Jacques Rabemananjara, poet
• Jean Joseph Rabearivelo, writer poet
• Jean-Luc Raharimanana, writer
• Michele Rakotoson, writer
• Clarisse Ratsifandrihamanana, poetess and writer
• Emilson Daniel Andriamalala, writer poet
• Jean made green Solomon Razakandrainy, writer poet
• Georges Andriamanantena, writer poet
• Celestin Andriamanantena, writer poet journalist

Cinema

• Raymond Rajaonarivelo, realizer

Music

• Abdou Day, author, type-setter, singer
• Justin Valli
• Mahaleo
• Eric Manana
• Governed Gizavo
• Jaojoby Eusèbe
• Surfings
• Njava
• Fanja Andriamanantena, author, type-setter, singer

Craft industry of Art

marquetry: Boxes out of wooden inlaid the reliure'

the raffia matting : Construction of object in raffia

tablettery: the work of the horn and mother-of-pearl applied to the jewels, covers, cups dices, pawns of plays, pencil boxes, cases with glasses… Immense horns of the zebu - animal emblematic of Madagascar offer a very fine matter of a large variety of colors going from the black to clear amber. Its implementation by the tabletiers points out that D `another matter, resulting from a protected space by the convention of Washington, the scale of tortoise, still used but which it must replace completely. Mother-of-pearl is in abundance on the coasts in various species of shells sometimes of large dimensions.

Lapidairerie : the work of the hard stones. Sapphire with the marble, while passing by the fossilized trees the island abounds in geological wonders. The semi-precious stones (topaz, amethyst, acute navy, garnet and tourmaline) and the “fine stones” or the sections of fossil tree, the ammonites, can be integrated went jewelry and to certain objects.

The list of the Malagasy craft industry of art cannot be not closed without quoting the jewelry (in particular the work of gold in filigree in north and the west, the cast aluminum which after moulding and brushing lends itself for the use of bronze in decoration (town of Ambatolampy), the thick Antaimoro paper which includes in natural pulp flowers and stems laid out with art, the carpets mohait of it great south and finally the models of boats (Antananarivo)).

Because it brings resources essential to the local craftsmen, because it uses matters resulting from the exploitation of durable resources, the Malgache craft industry is an asset for this country. 15% of Malagasy exports are represented by the craft industry for a total of 44 billion ariary (16 million euros) in 2005. The sector is to 85% abstract, according to the National institute of the statistics. Also it is urgent to renew their outlets. The Malagasy craft industry is proposed little by the international business of the decoration, which requires identical hundreds of parts. Only 1,5% of the craftsmen export directly.

See too

• file re-examined Stakes Indian Ocean, July 2006
• work of Pierre Randrianarisoa, " Art and craftsman malgache" 2nd edition in 2003