ravanne
The ravanne is a large tambourine-like instrument used in sega music of Mauritius. It is made out of goat skin called “lapo cabri” (in Mauritian Creole) which usually needs to be heated up before playing. The ravanne is used as the main rhythm in sega music and has been played by the great contributors of the Sega (genre).
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The ravanne is a large tambourine-like instrument used in sega music of Mauritius. It is made out of goat skin called “lapo cabri” (in Mauritian Creole) which usually needs to be heated up before playing. The ravanne is used as the main rhythm in sega music and has been played by the great contributors of the Sega (genre).
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One of the main contribution for the ravanne is a book written in 1999 called “Méthode de ravanne”: Ways of playing the "ravanne", traditional music instrument by Menwar (Stéphano Honoré) Throughout the time the traditional ravanne has evolved to more modern ravanne types using different materials and manufacturing techniques. It is commonly used for entertainment mainly in the tourist industry and common family gatherings all around the island.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ravanne • Background — percussion • Classification — Membranophone • Developed — During slavery in Mauritius 17th century
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500227769, Ravanne, Mirco.
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- “Ravanne”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7296331: ravanne
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Peter Manuel. Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey. Oxford University Press. 112–. 1988. 978-0-19-506334-9.
- 2.Jacques K. Lee. Sega: The Mauritian Folk Dance. Nautilus. 38. 1990. 978-0-9511296-1-6.
- 3.Methode de ravane par Menwar. vimeo.com.
- 4.Mandela Centre. mandelacentre.govmu.org.
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500227769, Ravanne, Mirco.The Getty Research Institute
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