{"id":6851,"date":"2017-02-14T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/magazine\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:09:30","slug":"sing-dance-traditional-sega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/magazine\/sing-dance-traditional-sega\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing and dance traditional Sega in Mauritius!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>When you are in Mauritius, chances are that you will come across some exciting, upbeat music and people dancing to the cheerful tunes. Oh yes, Mauritians&nbsp;enjoy singing and dancing, and especially Sega! Check out what Sega is about and where to watch a performance.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEGA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This style of music originates from&nbsp;African people brought to Mauritius as slaves. Joy and suffering impregnate these Creole songs, which are&nbsp;accompanied by traditional creole&nbsp;instruments: ravanne, maravanne and metal triangle. The dance involves a lot of swinging of the hip and the rest of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wv6u8GNivr8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ti-Fr\u00e8re<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_XrmgkfaSk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cassiya<\/a>\u00a0are some of the most well-known Sega artists in Mauritius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sega-450x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sega\" class=\"wp-image-6983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sega-450x300-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sega-450x300-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sega-450x300-1-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see a live Sega performance at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/mauritius\/dining\/restaurants\/bambou\/\">BamBou Restaurant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">REGGAE<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming from Jamaica, Reggae also appeared on the island owing to its strong similarities with Sega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEGGAE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reggae&nbsp;and Sega are merged to create Seggae! This movement was invented by Kaya in the 80s, who used peace and tolerance as themes for his songs. Very popular in Mauritius, Seggae&nbsp;brings generations closer together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While in Mauritius, tune your radio to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiomoris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Moris<\/a> or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.r1.mu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio One<\/a>&nbsp;and listen to some Sega or Seggae songs to experience the true Mauritian atmosphere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-finder.com\/en\/mauritius?utm_source=vf-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sega\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">villas in Mauritius<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are in Mauritius, chances are that you will come across some exciting, upbeat music and people dancing to the cheerful tunes. Oh yes, Mauritians&nbsp;enjoy singing and dancing, and especially Sega! 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