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Creole dress (Sega dress) traditionally worn by female Sega dancers is composed of bright blouses and long skirts while men typically wear rolled-up trousers, straw hats, and colourful shirts. [7] [9] Sega dancers dress often display colourful patterns. [7] Sega clothing appears to be related to the dressing of their ancestors. [9]
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
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 ...
Mauritius Traditional Mauritian Sega: 2014 AFR [423] Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai: 2016 [424] Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island: 2017 [425] Mexico: The Indigenous Festivity dedicated to the Dead: 2003 2008 LAC [426]
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. [ 1 ] Description
Mauritian Creoles have retained elements of Afro-Malagasy cultural practices in areas such as music, dress, cuisine, spirituality and religion which point to their roots among those peoples. These practises have been incorporated into the general diversity of Mauritian culture along with other influences.
The most typical folkloric dance is the Sega, which is of African origin; the Sega was originally danced and sung by slaves before being adopted by all Mauritians. [47] Seggae (a form of music which results from the mixture of the Sega and reggae ) emerged in the 1980s, reflecting the mixed cultural aspect of Mauritius.
Unlike reggae, seggae is played at a 6/8 (common time) tempo, and with 138 to 140bpm, just like sega music. Unlike sega music, the rhythmic guitar is played with an offbeat rhythm and the drum's one drop rhythm is faster than in reggae. Nowadays, seggae artists tend to slow down the bpm to give the music a more heavy and soulful touch.