The signs are easy to miss. A hand-painted marker with an arrow indicates a dirt road leading simply to “the mountain.” A short drive up the road, a plaque set low to the ground marks a banyan tree ...

You might not have heard of seggae yet, but Ribongia wants to change that. The Italy-via-Sydney producer now lives in Mauritius, a small island nation off the coast of Africa. There, he’s been ...

Mauritius, a small African island located in the Indian Ocean, is about 788 square miles – roughly half the size of Rhode Island. It boasts, at first Google, beautiful beaches, luxury resorts, and a ...

Sega is the traditional and popular music of the island of Mauritius, which sits in the vast Indian Ocean; some call sega the blues of the Indian Ocean but I think of it as the soundtrack to the sea.

Sega's roots are in the music of East African and Malagasy slaves which became fashionable at colonial parties in early 20th century Mauritius. Ever since, Sega's distinctive 6/8 rhythm has provided ...

DJ Rita Ray looks at the best recent African music releases - and recommends futurist soundscapes from Senegal, soulful Mauritian blues, a haunting East African classic and an RnB debauchery warning ...

You might not have heard of seggae yet, but Ribongia wants to change that. The Italy-via-Sydney producer now lives in Mauritius, a small island nation off the coast of Africa. There, he’s been ...