Tambour: Chagossian sega music is regulated by a drum beat in a 6/8 time played on animal skin tambours (ravann) which drummers (ravannier) heat over an open fire to tune to the correct pitch.
Triang: a triangle-shaped piece of metal or a glass bottle which the player strikes with a metal beater.
Maravann: a rainmaker, a wooden tube containing seeds which the player shakes to produce a rattling sound.
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Instriman - sega
Tambour: Sega Sagos, li regle par enn batman lor 6/8 tan lor lapo tambour ravann ki’nn sofe lor laflam dife an plener par bann tanbourie pou akord zot ravann ziska ki li gagn so ton ek so son korek.
Triang: Enn bar metal ki’nn tourne an form enn triang ki mizisien tape avek enn baton metal. Li kapav ranplase ou-swa akonpagne par enn boutey ek enn kouyer.
Maravann: Enn instriman perkision an form rektangiler ki ranpli avek bann ti lagrin ant de ranze tib vid dan enn kad dibwa. Zwer maravann sakouy li pou tir enn son rap-rape ki akonpagn tanbour sega.
In this film, recorded at Tilgate Park in Crawley, France Bertrand and Joseph Bertrand describe how to make a tambour using different animal skins and compare Chagossian and Mauritian playing techniques.
In this film, recorded at Tilgate Park in Crawley, Joseph Bertrand teaches children how to play Chagossian tambour.
