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Mauritius has 2 genres of music that originate from the Island. The traditional music of Mauritius which is known as sega music and also Seggae Music. Other genres like reggae, ragga, zouk, soukous and Indian music are also popular, but these genres do not originate from Mauritius, despite famous local singers such as Kaya, who successfully ...
Seggae. Seggae is a fusion genre of sega, the traditional music of the Mascarene Islands, and reggae. It was originally created in Mauritius by the musician Kaya and eventually became popular in the Mascarene Islands. Seggae is one of the most popular music genres in Mauritius.
The most well-known Traditional Chinese dance in Mauritius is the Dragon dance and the Lion dance. [47] Western music and dance are also well represented in Mauritius, where rap, hip-hop, Jazz, and waltz (along with all types of ballroom dancing) can be found. [47]
Sega (French: Séga) is one of the major music genres of Mauritius and Réunion.It is a complete performance art, involving music, story-telling and traditional dance. Musically, the most modern forms common in Mauritius are its fusion genre Seggae and bhojpuri variations, whilst in Réunion we find the addition of maloya, the latter being much closer to the older, typical music influences ...
Chagos is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory and is claimed by Mauritius. Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited. It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to ...
Mauritian folk music (1 C) S. Sega (genre) (1 C, 3 P) This page was last edited on 22 April 2024, at 12:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
R. Ravanne. Categories: Music of Mauritius. East African musical instruments. African musical instruments by country.
Francophone music. Performing arts in Mauritius. Music by country. Music of East Africa. Music of Africa by country. African music genres. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.