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Sega Tambour Festival Rodrigues in Rodrigues island
Sega Tambour is the traditional music and dance of Rodrigues, distinct from mainland Mauritian sega, driven by accordion, hand-clapping and improvised percussion including bamboo, with rhythms folklorists compare to European polkas, quadrilles, waltzes and Scottish reels. A festival dedicated to this specific tradition would celebrate one of Rodrigues's most distinctive cultural markers, though this research could not confirm specific festival dates or format.
On Rodrigues, the smaller and more remote of Mauritius's two main islands, the traditional music known as Sega Tambour occupies a place in local identity comparable to what sega holds on the mainland, but with a distinctly different sound.