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Old 12-19-2013, 09:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Christine Salem is from La Réunion (a province of France) which is an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. She speaks French and sings in various languages either (Réunion) Creole, Malagasy (Madagascar), Comoran or Swahili. The Style of music she performs is a mixture of African traditions also mixed with a traditional music of La Réunion called Maloya, which original come from slaves traded throught he Mozambique canal. Maloya was originally for religious ceremony, but it was also used for protest music and was banned by the French government in the 70's; the banned was lifted in the 80s.



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"I like percussion, drums. I love it. It captivates me, it fills me with the emotion, the sensation. I like that. It's like a return to my roots."
Her favorite instrument (I'm guessing because she is often seen playing it) is the "kayamb" which is made from bamboo with seeds inside, which goes by various names one which is called the "rosary pea" according to wikipedia.

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