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Mauritius is a world of various cultures and traditions, a mosaic of ethnic groups that include Indians, Chinese, Creoles and Europeans. The official language of Mauritius is English but there are number of other languages spoken in Mauritius including Creole and French. |
The Creole has the function to propagate the popular art, especially in the field of songs, theatre and a little amount in literature. And doubtlessly it is in the field of songs that the Creole language has primed in its melody accompanied with the dances from African origin known as the SEGA. The Sega originated from African music since the period of slavery. The SEGA is performed in a way to reflect the contemporary influence with the introduction of instruments for percussion. The rubbing of the feet, the swinging of the hips, the texts in Creole are integral part of the music. Local representations are numerous especially on Saturday nights.
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The musical instruments used in Mauritius are the ravane, a kind of big tambourine that gives to the SEGA its tam-tam rhythm and the plomb, another musical arc played to accompany the Creole songs. |
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A for the art and craft a large range of arts and local handicrafts can be selected such as baskets, weaved cloth, towels, shirts and hand embroided sarees, wooden art, objects showing local animals, Chinese embroidery and Indian pottery.
