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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 ...
Died. 4 February 2023. Nationality. Mauritian. Website. vacoartiste.com. Joseph Charles Jacques Desiré Baissac (1940 [1] – 4 February 2023), [2] known professionally as Vaco, was a Mauritian artist, best known for his depictions of island life through painting, stained glass, sculpture, jewellery design and ceramics. [3]
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island is one of the types of Sega music of Mauritius, with origins in the Rodrigues Island, a small island about 108 square kilometres (42 sq mi) in area. Description. Sega Tambour of Rodrigues Island is a performance of music and dance with its origins in slave communities. See also. Music of Mauritius; Sega
Kaya (Mauritian musician) Joseph Réginald Topize (10 August 1960 – 21 February 1999), popularly known by his stage name Kaya, was a Mauritian musician, and the creator of "seggae" - a fusion of Mauritian sega and reggae, two popular music genres in Mauritius. Kaya died while in police custody (purportedly beaten to death by the police [1 ...
Ravanne. The ravanne is a large tambourine -like instrument used in sega music of Mauritius. [1] It is made out of goat skin called “lapo cabri” (in Mauritian Creole) which usually needs to be heated up before playing. [2] The ravanne is used as the main rhythm in sega music and has been played by the great contributors of the Sega (genre) .