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'''[[Seychelles]]''', which is an independent island chain in the [[Indian Ocean]], has a distinct kind of music. [[Folk music]] incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including [[England|English]] [[Country dance|contredanse]], [[polka]] and [[mazurka]], French folk and pop, [[sega music|sega]] from [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]], [[taarab]], [[zouk]], [[soukous]] [[moutya]] and other pan-African genres of and [[Polynesia]]n, [[India]]n and [[Arcadia]]n music. A complex form of [[percussion instrument|percussion]] music called [[Kanmtole]] is popular, along with combinations of [[Sega music|Sega]] and [[Reggae]] called [[Seggae]] and combinations of [[Moutya]] and Reggae called [[Mouggae]], as is [[Montea]], a fusion of native folk rhythms with [[Kenya]]n [[benga music|benga]] developed by [[Patrick Victor]]. [[Jean Marc Volcy]] is another famous Seychellois musician who has brought a modern touch to traditional music. He has several albums including Sove Lavi. |
'''[[Seychelles]]''', which is an independent island chain in the [[Indian Ocean]], has a distinct kind of music. [[Folk music]] incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including [[England|English]] [[Country dance|contredanse]], [[polka]] and [[mazurka]], French folk and pop, [[sega music|sega]] from [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]], [[taarab]], [[zouk]], [[soukous]] [[moutya]] and other pan-African genres of and [[Polynesia]]n, [[India]]n and [[Arcadia]]n music. A complex form of [[percussion instrument|percussion]] music called [[Kanmtole]] is popular, along with combinations of [[Sega music|Sega]] and [[Reggae]] called [[Seggae]] and combinations of [[Moutya]] and Reggae called [[Mouggae]], as is [[Montea]], a fusion of native folk rhythms with [[Kenya]]n [[benga music|benga]] developed by [[Patrick Victor]]. [[Jean Marc Volcy]] is another famous Seychellois musician who has brought a modern touch to traditional music. He has several albums including Sove Lavi. |
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Seychelles, which is an independent island chain in the Indian Ocean, has a distinct kind of music. Folk music incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including English contredanse, polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega from Mauritius and Réunion, taarab, zouk, soukous moutya and other pan-African genres of and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian music. A complex form of percussion music called Kanmtole is popular, along with combinations of Sega and Reggae called Seggae and combinations of Moutya and Reggae called Mouggae, as is Montea, a fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor. Jean Marc Volcy is another famous Seychellois musician who has brought a modern touch to traditional music. He has several albums including Sove Lavi.
The growth of Seychelles music has since seen the adoption of a blend of contemporary reggae and mainstream, international popular music.
See also
References
- Ewens, Graeme and Werner Graebner. "A Lightness of Touch". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 505–508. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
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