Mauritius

A Creole island shaped by African, Indian, Chinese and European settlers, Mauritius is the birthplace of sega music.

Music & dance Spirituality & rites Language & oral Food & cooking Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Sega tipik

A drum-and-dance music born of enslaved Africans, with the ravanne frame drum.

Geet-Gawai

A Bhojpuri pre-wedding ritual of songs, prayers and dance among Indo-Mauritians.

Spirituality & rites

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole

A French-based creole that is the everyday language of most Mauritians.

Language & oral

Dholl puri

A split-pea flatbread filled with curry, the island's iconic street food.

Model ship building

Model ship building

Detailed handmade wooden replicas of historic sailing vessels.