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On the Rythem of Sega-1
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Copyright: Shailendra Shinde (s10001in) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 81 N: 161] (1454)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-20
Categories: Daily Life
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): On the Rythem of Sega [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-23 0:45
Viewed: 1292
Points: 14
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Photo series from Mauritius.

What is Sega? - Traditional music of Mauritius

As far back as 1768, travellers to Mauritius were bringing back tales of slaves' singing and dancing which seemed to their entranced eyes so different and special.

Bernardin de St Pierre then, spoke of the slaves' passion for music and of the soft harmony of unknown instruments to match songs with every present love themes. Milber, in 1803, spoke of sensual dance steps that clearly show their warm intentions, and Rousselin, in 1860, was one of the many to be inspired to attempt the capture of the atmosphere of slave dancing in drawings. They had all witnessed the magic of the the black shega dance or music, or as it soon came to be known; the sega. They had all heard the music born of African souls soothed in their lost homelands on rapid drumbeats and pounding rhythms. African souls now caught in an island's fragrance and soft beauty. From this unison came the sega. The travellers had heard the bobre, the ravane, the maravane and the triangle. New ingenuous instruments never heard before. The bobre is a long wooden bow kept arched over a large gourd-like, rough skinned, hollow fruit (the calebasse) by a vegetal string, this being hit by a stout wooden rod. Its mournful twang has however, sadly, been lost over the years and it is no longer part of a sega music team. The ravane is a hide, pulled taught over a wooden circular frame. Tightened even more to a vibrant limit over a fire-wood flame, and sometimes ringed with bells, it is at the heart of the sega's beat. Its thrilling husky bark is the beginning of the dance. The maravane used to be a calebasse filled with small stones or dried nuts. The stones or dried nuts have remained but are now shaken in a wooden frame to send dancers on along their catchy beat.The triangle is ever the same metal frame on which a metal rod is beaten, for a high pitched tingling note. The blending of these sounds causes an irrepressible urge to get up and dance.
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A David Alan Harvey shot!:)

Shailendra,
An interesting scene. The shadows the colours and that girls hair. An interesting scene. The shadows are really strong and the girl really makes for a strong foreground. Im a little mixed about the background. It's very busy and too much for the eye to focus on.

Cheers
Peter

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  • sayan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 593 W: 75 N: 692] (2603)
  • [2007-05-23 3:46]

Hi Shailendra,

A wonderful image. Pretty interesting. I like the way you framed this image. The shadows on the beach are also very nice.

regards

Sayan

HY Shail,
i love this one..the girl in yelloow express freedom...she's like flying..with her hear in the wind...beautiful one...

Hello Shailendra, awsome light. I like the composition even though I would have prefered more space between the men around the boat; there's just too much overlapping to really decode what's going on in there. Otherwise, a beautiful set.

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  • Luko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2706 W: 503 N: 2854] (13479)
  • [2007-05-24 6:06]
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Perhaps too much contrast in the darker areas, where it gets pitch black very quickly, but apart from it I like very much that loose composition with sahdows and hair floating in the wind.
Quite a challenge to get intersting pics from Mauritius island, I guess, but this one is worth.

Hope you didn't suffer from the giant waves storming Mauritius and Réunion island last week.

Hey Shail!
Great t see you posting - deep Webbian colors and a carefree rhythm here - what is not to like? the sun burns right into the colors and the people, the frame too.
Rich...
Talk to you soon!
Francis

Fantastic composition, the shadows are fascinating. I like the 'threading the needle' type of moment (as Francis would say) that you have captured here.
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