Sega tambour Chagos
Genre of music from Mauritius
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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.
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Stylistic originsSega
Cultural originsMauritian music
| Sega tambour Chagos | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Sega |
| Cultural origins | Mauritian music |
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]