Josia Rakotondravohitra

Founder and Director - Aponga Music and Drum School
• Established and manage a music school for Malagasy talent.
• Organized workshops with international artists 

Musician and Artistic Collaborations 
• MasterClass at the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) in Austria
• Collaborations with international artists: Thüryn Mitchell (Canada), Hanna
Paulsberg (Norway), François Jeanneau (France), Thomas Andersen (Austria–
Norway), Magnus Shriefl, Sebastian Studnisky, Martin Zenker (Germany), Atle Nymo (Norway), Federico Califano,
Roberto Ottaviano (Italy), and others...
• Performances and recordings at major festivals (Bari in Jazz, Maore Jazz Festival, Yelewa Jazz Festival, Nosy Be Jazz Festival, Madajazzcar, Jazz @ Tohatohabato, etc..)
• Participation in jazz, pop, world music, and gospel projects across the World.

Festival Organizer and Artistic Director 
• Board member and Artistic Director of the Jazz à Tohatohabato. 
• Founder and Artistic Director of Dobok’Aponga.