Cassiya Explained
Cassiya is one of the most popular sega music groups from Mauritius[1] founded in 1988.
They were most popular in the mid-1990s.[2] Their influence was not limited to their home island; they also influenced sega musicians on Réunion.[2] They formed their own record label, Cassiya Productions.[2] Their 1996 album Cassiya II "balanced the hypnotic and excitable percussive rhythms of the ravanne with an underlying mournful tone, reminding its listeners of the plight of their ancestors".[3]
Discography
- Album d'or (Cassiya Productions, 2000)[4]
- Cassiya, la Suite (2001, includes the single "Le Morne", named after the mountain)[5]
Members
- Alain La Fleur
- Désiré François
- Gérard Louis
- Rico Clair
- Bruno François
- Damien Elisa (left group)
- Alain Ramanisum (left group for a solo career)
- Silvio Ravina (died in 2005) [6]
- Eddy Armel (died in 2021) [7]
Former member
- Alain Ramanisum (now has a solo career)[8]
References
- http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/203207_751311283_795112939.pdf Moss, Roger(2002) 'Enn ti-liv: Publication in the margins'
- Book: Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world, Volumes 3-7 . John Shepherd . Dave Laing . 2005 . Continuum . 978-0-8264-7436-0 . 8 . 2010-06-06.
- Web site: Wiser . Danny . 2021-04-13 . MAURITIUS: Cassiya II - Cassiya . 2024-06-24 . 200worldalbums.com . en.
- Book: Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles . Tom Masters . Jan Dodd . Jean-Bernard Carillet . 2007 . Lonely Planet . 978-1-74104-727-1 . 37 . registration . mauritius first inhabitants. . 2010-01-28.
- Book: Assonne, Sedley Richard . Le Morne, territoire marron! . 2002 . Editions de la Tour . 9789990396300. 1 . 2010-06-06. fr.
- https://www.5plus.mu/node/16470
- https://www.linfo.re/ocean-indien/ile-maurice-rodrigues/ile-maurice-le-chanteur-eddy-armelle-est-mort
- Web site: Biographie| Alain Ramanisum| Ile Maurice | Mauritius | Sega . 2010-06-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101010104821/http://www.alainramanisum.com/biographie . 2010-10-10 .
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