Photographs and their creators

Source records, photographers, licences and context for every image in the Sega Mauritius guide.

Editorial illustrations

The four rough coloured-pencil drawings in Sega at a glance were created with AI for this guide. They illustrate heritage, group singing, percussion and learning across generations. They are symbolic artwork, rather than documentary images or portraits of named performers.

Portrait of Kaya with dreadlocks against a colourful background

Kaya

Photo by Jaxmasca

Kaya, photographed in 1997 according to the Commons file record.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 3.0

Square face-and-shoulders detail cropped from the credited original for small artist thumbnails. Original photograph remains on the artist page.

Linzy Bacbotte singing into a microphone during a performance

Linzy Bacbotte

Photo by Blackberrijack

Linzy Bacbotte performing in October 2022. The Commons record does not identify the venue.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 4.0

Square face-and-shoulders detail cropped from the credited original for small artist thumbnails. Original photograph remains on the artist page.

Menwar standing at a microphone during Levennman 70 at the Caudan Arts Centre

Menwar

Photo by William

Menwar performing at Levennman 70. The official press kit labels this image “portrait — at the mic” and credits William.

Original source record · Official press-use permission with credit

Square face-and-shoulders detail cropped from the credited original for small artist thumbnails. Original photograph remains on the artist page.

Désiré François, lead singer of Cassiya, holding a ravanne beside the sea

Cassiya

Photo by Désiré François

Désiré François, Cassiya’s lead singer, with a ravanne. Published by Seychelles News Agency on 3 December 2016; the capture date and location are not specified.

Original source record · CC BY 4.0

Square face-and-shoulders detail cropped from the credited original for small artist thumbnails. Original photograph remains on the artist page.

Ti Frère seated outside beside a young ravanne player

Ti Frère

Photo by Musée de la photographie de l’île Maurice

Ti Frère seated beside a young ravanne player. The published caption credits the Musée de la photographie de l’île Maurice archive; it does not name the individual photographer or date.

Original source record · Copyright retained by the original rights holders

Square portrait detail cropped from the credited source photograph. Original photograph retained on the artist page.

Serge Lebrasse standing in the centre of a group photograph in 2020

Serge Lebrasse

Photo by Avinash Meetoo

Serge Lebrasse, centre, photographed during an event in 2020. Published by Avinash Meetoo in his 2023 tribute.

Original source record · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Square portrait detail cropped from the credited source photograph. Original photograph retained on the artist page.

Sega dancers in orange and yellow dresses with musicians beside a cruise ship in Mauritius

Sega at the harbour

Photo by Balou46

Dancers and musicians welcoming visitors at the harbour in Mauritius, photographed in 2019.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mauritian performers holding flags during a finale at AbbyFest in Abbotsford

Sega across the diaspora

Photo by University of the Fraser Valley

Mauritian dancers at AbbyFest in Abbotsford, Canada, in 2012. The photograph documents a diaspora performance, not a show in Mauritius.

Original source record · CC BY 2.0

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Round goatskin ravanne on a patterned cloth

The ravanne

Photo by MU Music Contributor

A Mauritian goatskin frame drum photographed in 2021.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sega dancers in blue and yellow dresses performing indoors in Mauritius

An evening performance

Photo by (WT-shared) Shoestring

A sega performance in Mauritius, photographed in August 2008. The source does not identify the venue or performers.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 4.0

User: (WT-shared) Shoestring at wts wikivoyage

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Sega dancer in a floral dress with accompanying musicians at Pointe aux Piments

Dance at Pointe aux Piments

Photo by Andy Carvin

A sega dancer and accompanying musicians at Pointe aux Piments, photographed in July 2004.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Sega dancer spreading a bright orange and yellow skirt during an evening performance

Colour and movement

Photo by Lonelyplanet

A sega dancer in Mauritius. The photograph was uploaded in 2008; the specific venue and performers are not identified.

Original source record · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Lonelyplanet on the German Wikipedia

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Metal triangle percussion instrument suspended against a pale surface

The triangle

Photo by Žiga

A metal triangle. This reference image shows the instrument type; it is not documented as Mauritian-made.

Original source record · CC0

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