The Seychelles, which is an independent island chain in the
Indian Ocean, formerly a colony of both
Britain and
France has a distinct kind of music.
Folk music incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including
English contredanse,
polka and
mazurka, French folk and pop,
sega from
Mauritius and
Réunion,
taarab,
zouk,
soukous moutya and other pan-African genres of and
Polynesian,
Indian and
Arcadian music. A complex form of
percussion music called Kanmtole is popular, along with combinations of
Sega and
Reggae called
Seggae and combinations of
Moutya and Reggae called Mouggae, as is
Montea, a fusion of native folk rhythms with
Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor. Jean Marc Volcy is another famous Seychellois musician who has brought a modern touch to traditional music. He has several albums including Sove Lavi.