Plot Summary:In Malagasy, Mahaleo means free, independentMahaleos voices and music have accompanied the people of Madagascar ever since the collapse of the colonial regime. Yet, even after 30 years of success, the groups seven musicians still keep their distance from the world of show-business, and remain deeply committed to helping their countrys development; their professions range from surgeon to farmer, physician to sociologist and member of parliament.Accompanied by the groups rhythmic melodies, the film follows the singers through their daily lives, giving us a glimpse of the far-reaching social and economic problems of the Malagasy people. The combined talents of the Brazilian, Cesar Paes, and the Malagasy, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, have produced a work that is both ethereal and concrete, poetic and political
在马达加斯加语里‘mahaleo’意味着自由、独立和自治。一个七人乐队一直拒绝商业演出(尽管他们三十年来在这方面非常成功)但他们依然选择为自己国家的发展出一份力。这些马达加斯加的蓝调顶尖歌手也是医师、外科医生、农民、社会学家和议员……这些崇尚自由的歌曲曾是1972叛乱的导火索,导致了马达加斯加新殖民政权的垮台。如今,他们继续影响着马达加斯加人的生活,正是这些歌曲的情感和力量指引着马达加斯加人的生活,同时该片也反映了当今马达加斯加人生活。