Editing Seychelles (section)

=== Music ===
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Music and dance have always played prominent roles in Seychelles culture and local festivities. Rooted in African, Malagasy and European cultures, music characteristically features drums such as the [[Tambourine|tambour]] and [[Gong|tam-tam]], and simple string instruments. The violin and guitar are relatively recent foreign imports which play a prominent role in contemporary music.

Among popular dances are the [[Sega (genre)|Sega]], with hip-swaying and shuffling of the feet, and the [[Moutya]], a dance dating back to the days of slavery, when it was often used to express strong emotions and discontent.

The [[music of Seychelles]] is diverse, a reflection of the fusion of cultures through its history. The [[folk music]] of the islands incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion. It includes African rhythms, aesthetic and instrumentation, such as the ''zez'' and the ''bom'' (known in Brazil as [[berimbau]]); European [[Contredanse (organisation)|contredanse]], [[polka]] and [[mazurka]]; French folk and pop; [[sega music|''sega'']] from [[Mauritius]] and Réunion; [[taarab]], [[soukous]] and other pan-African genres; and [[Polynesia]]n, [[Music of India|Indian]] and [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia]]n music.

Contombley is a popular form of percussion music, as is Moutya, a fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan [[benga music|benga]]. Kontredans, based on European [[contra dance]], is also popular, especially in district and school competitions during the annual Festival Kreol (International Creole Festival). Moutya playing and dancing often occur at beach bazaars. Music is sung in the [[Seychellois Creole]] of the French language, and in French and English.

In 2021,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kreolmagazine.com/culture/features/moutya-historic-inscription-during-unesco-event-in-paris/ | title=Moutya – Historic Inscription During UNESCO Event in Paris &#124; International Magazine Kreol | date=2 November 2023 }}</ref> the Moutya, a slave trade-era dance, was added to the [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List]] as a symbol of psychological comfort in its role of resistance against hardship, [[poverty]], [[Servitude in civil law|servitude]] and [[social injustice]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UNESCO – Moutya |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/moutya-01690 |publisher=[[UNESCO]]|language=en}}</ref>