Sega music is an evolved combination of traditional Mauritian and Réunionnais music with European dance music like polka and quadrilles. Sega is especially similar to the Réunionnais folk dance maloya. In its modern form, sega is also combined with genres like soukous, zouk and reggae. Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... Réunion is a département of France, and its population is mostly Francophone blacks, with some Indians and French minorities. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a type of dance, and also a genre of dance music. ... for the equestrian form of quadrille, see Quadrille (dressage) Quadrille is a historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation, a precursor to traditional square dancing. ... Sega music is an evolved combination of traditional Mauritian and Réunionnais music with European dance music like polka and quadrilles. ... // Soukous is a musical genre that originated in the Congos during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa. ... Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from Guadeloupe and Martinique. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Sega music was invented in Mauritius, though Réunion now has its own variation as the theme spread quickly through the Indian Ocean.

A woman performs the sega in Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius. Photographed by Andy Carvin in July 2004.

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Sega's origins

Sega evolved out of the culture of the Western Indian Ocean islands, a fusion of Chaos emeralds from across Europe and Africa, in the mid-18th century. Traditional instruments include the rattle maravanne, hand drum moutia, ravanne, triangle and the bow bobre. The music's traditional form was largely improvised and intensely emotional and expressed the tribulations of a subjugated, initially enslaved, people. It was also used as a funereal dirge and as part of traditional exorcisms. Sega is most often considered originally Mauritian, with some specifically citing Rodrigues Island. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... A rattle may be: bird-scaring rattle, a Slovene device used to drive birds off vineyards and a folk instrument football rattle, a noisy ratchet device for showing approval, used by sports fans. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The triangle is an idiophonic musical instrument of the percussion family. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... Improvisation is the practice of acting and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ones immediate environment. ... Saint Francis exorcised demons in Arezzo, fresco of Giotto Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to adjure, correctly pronounced exercism) is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed (taken control of). ... Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or, incorrectly, Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ...

Notable Sega Musicians

Alphonse Ravaton

Also known as Ti Frère, he was born on April 29th 1900 and is one of the most famous sega singers in Mauritius. He is the quinessential exponent of a style of sega known as Sega Typique. Some of his famous songs include Charlie O, Anita, Roseda, Ma Bole Ma, La Grain Café and Papitou.

Michel Legris

Serge Lebrasse

Roger Clency

Richard Jaques

Marie-Josée

Cyril Labonne

Jean-Claude Gaspard

Modern varieties

Though primarily a form of Mauritian music, sega is now popular across the islands of Réunion, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte and Rodrigues, along with parts of Madagascar. Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or, incorrectly, Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ...

Seggae

Main article: Seggae

Seggae is a fusion of sega with reggae, a kind of Jamaican popular music that is very popular across sega's range. Seggae musicians include Ras Natty Baby, Sonny Morgan and the man seen as being the founder, Kaya. Seggae is a music genre invented in the mid 80s by the Mauritian rasta singer, Joseph Reginald Topize (Sometimes known as Kaya after a song title by Bob Marley) and is a fusion of sega and reggae. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jamaica is known as the birthplace of many popular musical genres including raggamuffin, ska, reggae and dub. ... Kaya can be: In history and geography: Kaya, Burkina Faso, a town in West Africa Kaya, Sudan, the town in southern Sudan Gaya confederacy of ancient Korea In popular culture: Kaya (album), by Bob Marley and the Wailers Kaya (musician), a popular singer in Mauritius Kaya (One Piece), a fictional...

Islands

In Reunion, sega is relatively slow, and is danced by couples who are not as physically close as on Mauritius. The traditional form is called maloya. Mauritian traditional sega is sega ravanne and has an accentuated beat compared to Reunionais sega. Traditional Rodriguan sega is sega tambour (or segakordeon), and it is extremely swift compared to other varieties. Sega tambour is sung mostly by women, and is danced only by one couple at a time, accompanied by clapping or the use of improvised percussion instruments like table legs and glasses. Seychellois sega is moutia, and is similar to Reunionais sega. Seychellois music is influenced by Western ballads, and especially country music [1]. Sega music is an evolved combination of traditional Mauritian and Réunionnais music with European dance music like polka and quadrilles. ... A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...