Seggae is afusion genre ofsega, the traditional music of theMascarene Islands, andreggae. It was originally created inMauritius by the musicianKaya and eventually became popular in theMascarene Islands. Seggae is one of the most popular music genres in Mauritius.
It was invented in the mid-1980s by theMauritianRastafari singer Joseph Reginald Topize who was commonly known asKaya, after a song title byBob Marley. He campaigned for rights of theMauritian Creole people.[1] Kaya died in prison in 1999.[1] Kaya was the most important and most well-known artist in the genre, and was often dubbed "Bob Marley of Seggae".
A popularRéunionese seggae musician isBaster.
Seggae music, just asreggae music, can be composed of either just aguitar, or if played by a band, its instrumentation can includedrums, arhythm guitar, a solo guitar, akeyboard, abass,percussions and a singer. Unlike reggae, seggae is played at a 6/8 (common time) tempo, and with 138 to 140bpm, just like sega music. Unlike sega music, the rhythmic guitar is played with an offbeat rhythm and the drum's one drop rhythm is faster than in reggae. Nowadays, seggae artists tend to slow down the bpm to give the music a more heavy and soulful touch.
origin sega music.
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