Seggae is a fusion genre of sega, the traditional music of the Mascarene Islands, and reggae.

It was invented in the mid 1980s by the Mauritian Rastafari singer, Joseph Reginald Topize who was sometimes known as Kaya, after a song title by Bob Marley. He campaigned for rights of the Mauritian Creole people. ^[1]Kaya died in prison in 1999.^[1]

A popular Réunionese seggae musician is Baster.

Seggae is one of the most popular music genres in Mauritius.

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1. ^ ^{a b} Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles. Lonely Planet. 2007. p. 45. ISBN 1741047277, 9781741047271. http://books.google.de/books?id=x6dxoKuhDIIC&pg=PA44&dq=origin+sega+music&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=origin%20sega%20music&f=false. Retrieved 2009-07-31. 

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