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{{Short description|Mauritian fusion genre of sega and reggae music}}
'''Seggae''' is a [[fusion genre]] of [[sega music|sega]], the traditional music of the [[Mascarene Islands]], and [[reggae]]. It was originally created in [[Mauritius]] by the musician [[Kaya (Mauritian musician)|Kaya]] and eventually became popular in the [[Mascarene Islands]]. Seggae is one of the most popular music genres in Mauritius.

==Origin==
It was invented in the mid-1980s by the [[Mauritius|Mauritian]] [[Rastafari movement|Rastafari]] singer Joseph Reginald Topize who was commonly known as [[Kaya (Mauritian musician)|Kaya]], after a song title by [[Bob Marley]]. He campaigned for rights of the [[Mauritian Creole people]].<ref name="lonelyplanet">{{cite book |title=Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles |author1=Tom Masters |author2=Jan Dodd |author3=Jean-Bernard Carillet |year=2007 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=9781741047271 |page=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetmaur00tomm/page/45 45] |url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetmaur00tomm |url-access=registration |quote=origin sega music. |access-date=2009-07-31}}</ref> Kaya died in prison in 1999.<ref name="lonelyplanet"/> Kaya was the most important and most well-known artist in the genre, and was often dubbed "Bob Marley of Seggae".

A popular [[Réunion|Réunionese]] seggae musician is [[Baster (band)|Baster]].

== Composition of seggae music ==
Seggae music, just as [[reggae]] music, can be composed of either just a [[guitar]], or if played by a band, its instrumentation can include [[Drum kit|drums]], a [[rhythm guitar]], a solo guitar, a [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], a [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Percussion instrument|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.

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{{Genres of African popular music}}
{{Reggae}}

[[Category:Reggae genres]]
[[Category:Music of Réunion]]
[[Category:Music of Mauritius]]
[[Category:Music of Seychelles]]


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