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V/A - Soul Sok Sega – Sega Sounds from Mauritius 1973-1979 - 2LP

V/A - Soul Sok Sega – Sega Sounds from Mauritius 1973-1979 - 2LP

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Séga is the traditional music of Mauritius (a small island off the coast of Madagascar) and is known as the “blues” of the Indian Ocean. The music was born during the 17th to 19th centuries by African slaves dancing to improvised music incorporating rhythms from their homelands in West Africa, Mozambique, Zanzibar and Madagascar. From these diverse influences sprang a new, insular dance and music, the séga.

Though initially marginalised, by the mid-1960s séga music had become a symbol of national pride and identity for Mauritius. With the advent of electric instruments, the i …

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