Living Mauritius is not just beaches. It's really much more. It is history, effort and pain.
"At the foot of the mountain, along the only ascent, grew a banyan tree that became a meeting point and a place of celebration. The humble plaque there now marks the tree as the birthplace of Sega Music.
“This is the place where our ancestors, the slaves, started everything. It was a place to express themselves after a long, painful day. It was freedom.” Bacbotte says."
“This is the place where our ancestors, the slaves, started everything. It was a place to express themselves after a long, painful day. It was freedom.” Bacbotte says."
Extract from:
Griffin Shea, CNN Travel - Destination Mauritius: "Mauritius music: How sega got its groove back" [Mon June 12, 2017]
Link to read: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/mauritius-sega-music/index.html
Griffin Shea, CNN Travel - Destination Mauritius: "Mauritius music: How sega got its groove back" [Mon June 12, 2017]
Link to read: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/mauritius-sega-music/index.html
This is a personal project and watercolor study made for March 12th: Independence and Republic Day in Mauritius.
