Sega tambour Chagos
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| Sega tambour Chagos | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Sega |
| Cultural origins | Mauritian music |
| Sega tambour Chagos | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mauritius |
| Reference | 01490 |
| Region | Africa |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2019 (14th session) |
| List | Need of Urgent safeguarding |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Instruments used in Chagos Sega include:
- Tambour, a large, circular, percussive instrument that provides the basic rhythm[2]
- Whistle
- Triangle
- rattle
See also
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