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Definition of sega in English: seganoun ˈseɪɡəˈsāɡə mass noun1A style of music traditional in Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles, characterized by a strong, syncopated beat produced by percussion instruments. the language is Creole, the local music is sega, and the cuisine, too, is Creole-inspired Example sentencesExamples - People in Betroka were playing sega and 'blues' (the common name for slow songs in Madagascar).
- DJ La showcased sega blended with electro sounds.
- Infectious dance music came from Ben Jam, with a swinging swaying set blending sega with Caribbean rhythms.
- Bob's music pieces together elements of jazz, Gypsy swing, calypso and sega as well as the more modern hip hop and ska beats.
- Jessica, from Mauritius, displays the popular blending of traditional sega music with reggae.
- 1.1 The rhythmic, swaying dance performed to sega music.
as modifier you cannot return from the Seychelles without having acquired a new skill—sega dancing Example sentencesExamples - We ran the gauntlet of samba musicians and sega dancers.
- Mauritian sega dancing starts somewhere around the pelvis and doesn't stop until the dancers are limbo-arched backwards in a wild, shake-that-thing convulsion.
- You can dine by starlight on the terrace, bringing you nearer to the nightly entertainment (dinner-dance bands, traditional sega dancers).
- Among the dances are sega from the Indian Ocean.
OriginMid 19th century: apparently from Swahili. Definition of sega in US English: seganounˈsāɡə 1A style of music traditional in Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles, characterized by a strong, syncopated beat produced by percussion instruments. the language is Creole, the local music is sega, and the cuisine, too, is Creole-inspired Example sentencesExamples - Infectious dance music came from Ben Jam, with a swinging swaying set blending sega with Caribbean rhythms.
- Jessica, from Mauritius, displays the popular blending of traditional sega music with reggae.
- DJ La showcased sega blended with electro sounds.
- Bob's music pieces together elements of jazz, Gypsy swing, calypso and sega as well as the more modern hip hop and ska beats.
- People in Betroka were playing sega and 'blues' (the common name for slow songs in Madagascar).
- 1.1 The rhythmic, swaying dance performed to sega music.
as modifier you cannot return from the Seychelles without having acquired a new skill—sega dancing Example sentencesExamples - You can dine by starlight on the terrace, bringing you nearer to the nightly entertainment (dinner-dance bands, traditional sega dancers).
- We ran the gauntlet of samba musicians and sega dancers.
- Among the dances are sega from the Indian Ocean.
- Mauritian sega dancing starts somewhere around the pelvis and doesn't stop until the dancers are limbo-arched backwards in a wild, shake-that-thing convulsion.
OriginMid 19th century: apparently from Swahili. |