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Tsapiky (sometimes spelled tsapika) is a high-energy, guitar-driven dance music from the southwest of Madagascar, centered on the coastal city of Toliara (Tuléar). It features rapid, trance-like grooves, interlocking electric guitar riffs, and call-and-response vocals that can last for extended, ecstatic performances. Bands typically use two or more electric guitars, electric bass, and drum kit, with handclaps and occasional traditional Malagasy instruments. Harmonically, tsapiky often revolves around short modal or I–IV–V vamps, while rhythmically it emphasizes relentless, motoric picking patterns and propulsive, polyrhythmic drum/bass interplay. Beyond clubs and concerts, tsapiky is deeply rooted in community life—played at weddings, circumcision ceremonies, sporting events, and sometimes all-night gatherings—where its speed and stamina serve social bonding and collective catharsis.