A tax haven and dream destination for wealthy travelers, the Republic of Mauritius is a multi-ethnic country that is currently experiencing full economic and social ascension. Banking, textile, tech, tourism industries… in this fast-paced melting pot, business is strong. But not too far from the heavenly beaches and luxurious hotels are quasi-shantytowns, reminding us that a large part of the population, often Creole (of Afro-Malagasy origin) are still excluded from the "economic miracle of Mauritius." These Creoles are mostly descendants of slaves who were deported in mass in the ei …
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A tax haven and dream destination for wealthy travelers, the Republic of Mauritius is a multi-ethnic country that is currently experiencing full economic and social ascension. Banking, textile, tech, tourism industries… in this fast-paced melting pot, business is strong. But not too far from the heavenly beaches and luxurious hotels are quasi-shantytowns, reminding us that a large part of the population, often Creole (of Afro-Malagasy origin) are still excluded from the "economic miracle of Mauritius." These Creoles are mostly descendants of slaves who were deported in mass in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from Madagascar and the East African coast for the cultivation of spices and coffee and later sugar cane. On the margins of these hellish plantations was secretly created a music called tchiega, chéga or tsiega, a distant cousin of the blues. The music from Mauritius in the 70s found on this compilation naturally evolved from this original sega. Created at the crossroads of Afro-Malagasy, Western and Indian cultures, pop, soul and funk arrangements, syncopated ternary polyrhythms, saturated guitars, psychedelic organs and Creole vocals, this musical phenomenon is as incredible as a tropical flower in bloom.
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Harold Berty - Django 02:29
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Ti l'Afrique - Pop soul Sega 04:12
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Claudio Veeraragoo - Qui fine arrivé 02:49
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Paul Labonne - Ti Malgache 02:55
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Georges Gabriel - Pop Sega 03:52
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The Features of Life - Soul Sabbath 04:25
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Roland Fatime - S.I.L.V.I.E 03:33
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Jean-Claude Gaspard - Machin Sex 02:54
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Joss Henri - Apollo 76 03:06
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Coulouce - Beau père 03:13
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John Kenneth Nelson - Change to maniere 02:20
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Lelou Menwar - Capito 03:21
13.
Daniel Debord - Maria 03:13
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