Sonic Collective Sounds of Mauritius

Sonic Collective Sounds of Mauritius | WAV | 310 MB
Considered the jewel of the Indian Ocean’s Mascarene Islands, Mauritius is located 1200 Miles off the East Coast of Africa. The music of Mauritius has roots in Afro-Malagassy dance and music traditions from the slaves brought there in the 1600’s and features an intoxicating triplet-based groove. This style was formerly known as Tschiéga, today widely known as Sega. Performed with percussion instruments such as the Ravan (goat skin drum), the Maravanne (sugar cane idiophone/shaker) and triangle, Sega is often improvised and features singers or groups of singers expressing the tribulations of a subjugated, initially enslaved population.​

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