Sega tambour Chagos

Genre of music from Mauritius

Sega tambour Chagos
Stylistic origins	Sega
Cultural origins	Mauritian music

Sega tambour Chagos
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country	Mauritius
Domains	Performing arts (music, dance)
Reference	01490
Region	Africa
Inscription history
Inscription	2019 (14th session)
List	Need of Urgent safeguarding

Sega tambour Chagos is one of the types of Sega music of Mauritius, with origins in the Chagos Archipelago. It is sung in the Chagossian creole language of the islands.

History

Chagos is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory and is claimed by Mauritius. Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited. It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles.^[1]

Instruments

Instruments used in Chagos Sega include:

Tambour, a large, circular, percussive instrument that provides the basic rhythm^[2]
Whistle
Triangle
rattle

References

^ "South Asia :: British Indian Ocean Territory — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^ "Sega tambour Chagos - intangible heritage - Culture Sector - UNESCO". Retrieved December 19, 2020.

External links

Chagos Heritage (October 25, 2019). "Chagos Tambour Group - Galoupe bosan". YouTube. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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in Need of Urgent Safeguarding/Africa

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