The gradual appropriation by the Creole populations of Western instruments andEuropean melodic traditions (quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, Scottish, romances,mazurkas), as well as the cultural contribution of committed workers from Indialaid thefoundations of the modern sega. This crossroads of influences was to continue togrow, especially from the 1950s, whenthe first phonographs arrived, playing all kinds of varieties but also jazz,soul, rock'n'roll, and even Cuban or Brazilian music. For the sega, these werethe first steps towards a period of intense creativity that would cover the1960s and 1970s. Amplified instruments arrived, and electric guitars, basses,drums and keyboards quickly replaced violins and accordions. Record productionexploded and saw the advent of many micro-labels featuring genius arrangers suchas Marclaine Antoine, Gérard Cimiotti, Eric Nelson, Claude Vinh San, or NarmineDucap who explored the sega in its many facets. Psychedelic keyboards, fuzzguitars and undulating basses invited themselves on the furious ternarypolyrhythms of drums, ravannes, bongos, claves, triangles and maracas, toproduce a unique style. Here are some pearls from this golden age of the segasof Mauritius, Seychelles and Reunion Island that are compiled in this volume 2for our greatest pleasure!