Now sega is deeply wrapped into the island’s identity. At national holidays, in the posh beach resorts and in TV commercials, singers perform with dancers who wear white petticoats and colorful ...

Mauritius is starting to celebrate its Kreole ... They are preparing for their part in the Sega Dance Festival, part of the International Kreol Festival, at Le Morne beach in the south of Mauritius.

The word ‘Sega’ connotes music, dance, and also dance-music. It is regarded as Mauritius' national dance, a major music genre, and one of its most popular pop-art forms.

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is a big deal on the island of Mauritius. So is Christmas, Chinese New Year, the Muslim festival of Eid, the odd Sikh celebration, Creole Sega dance carnivals ...

Sega is a spontaneous music, used to get people dancing and apropos to such forms, "anything goes" is the motto. Let’s take a look at some of this island hipshaking music. Sylvain Kaleecharan ...

Sega music echoes styles from Senegal, and in Seychelles musicians use the same word for their styles. When the music plays today at a party or on the beach, dancers get wrapped up in the love ...