Sonic Collective Sounds of Mauritius WAV-FANTASTiC

FANTASTiC | 19 February 2021 | 310 MB
Considered the jewel of the Indian Oceanās 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 1600ās and features an intoxicating triplet-based groove. This style was formerly known as TschiĆ©ga, 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.