Reunion Island
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Reunion Island music
Like its people, music is mixed in Reunion island. Focus on dance, it is also a factor of social cohesion. Besides the variety, reggae, raga and rap and zouk, reunionese music presents two styles of its own: Maloya and Sega.
The Maloya
As the American blues, the maloya is a song of lament, sung originally by the slaves with the evil of the country and complaining of mistreatment by their masters.
Once banned by the authorities, today maloya is a festive music passed down from generation to generation. Even today, the reunioneses still dancingmaloya during Kabars.
Very percussive, the maloya is characterized primarily by a ternary rhythm percussion, using a pulse-double crooked black-black-pause repeatedly. Traditional instruments like the Kayamba, roll, or boron are the basis of traditional maloya.
The Sega
Unlike maloya, sega was at the time of slavery widely distributed. Catchy, the music actually reflects a spirit of levity and good humor. The authorities of the time preferred to see people engage in this kind of music more than the fear that maloya to forms of revolt. Sega has taken root in the heart of colonial society. It is music that has its origins in traditional dances of Europe, such as polka and waltz rhythms associated with Afro-Malagasy.
This style of music is found on neighboring islands: Mauritius, Rodrigues and Seychelles. In any island in the Indian Ocean, on the sega practice by inviting all those who discover them get started, because its irresistible rhythm expresses the closeness and sharing.
Various artistes and bands:
Davy Sicard: www.davysicard.com
Kiltir Maloya: www.kiltir-maloya.com
Thierry "Titi" Robin: www.thierrytitirobin.com
Ziskakan: www.ziskakan.re
Pat'Jaune: www.patjaune.com
Les Vwadhéva: lesvwadheva.musicblog.fr
Letoyo: www.myspace.com/letoyo and letoyo.web.ool.fr
Tikok Vellaye - Tisours: www.myspace.com/tikokvellayetisours
Andemya: myspace.com
Jaboticaba: www.myspace.com/jaboticaba
Pascal Samy: www.pascalsamy.com
Maloyab: www.maloyab.com
Zionlight: www.myspace.com/zionlight974
Kabl'Art Association promotes and enhances the cultural heritage of Reunion island.
