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	Seychelles
		The Seychelles became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in 1903 and independence was granted in 1976, as a republic within the Commonwealth.
		The fl market value of the Seychelles rupee is half the official exchange rate; without a devaluation of the currency the tourist sector should remain sluggish as tourists seek cheaper destinations such as nearby Comoros, Mauritius, and Madagascar.
		As the islands of the Seychelles had no indigenous population, the current Seychellois are composed of immigrants, mostly of French, African, Indian and Chinese descent.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/se/seychelles.html (712 words)

	Music of Seychelles - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Seychelles are an independent island chain in the Indian Ocean, formerly a colony of both Britain and France.
		Folk music incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including English contredanse, polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega from Mauritius and Réunion, taarab, soukous and other pan-African genres, and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian music.
		A complex form of percussion music called contombley is popular, as is montea, a fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Music_of_Seychelles (163 words)

	Seychelles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Seychelles president, who is both head of state and head of government, is elected by popular vote for a five-year term of office.
		Seychelles largely escaped the Asian Tsunami of December 2004 spawned by an earthquake.
		The early colonial history of Seychelles is infamous for the disappearance of most of the giant tortoises from the granitic islands, felling of coastal and mid-level forests and extinction of species such as the Chesnut flanked white eye, the Seychelles parakeet and the saltwater crocodile (caiman).
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2Fen%2FSeychelles (1863 words)

	Top20Seychelles.com - Your Top20 Guide to Seychelles!
		Seychelles (pronounced /seɪˈʃɛl/ or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ ["say shells"] in English and /seʃɛl/ in French), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago nation of 158 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
		The early colonial history of Seychelles is infamous for the disappearance of most of the giant tortoises from the granitic islands, felling of coastal and mid-level forests and extinction of species such as the chestnut flanked white eye, the Seychelles parakeet and the saltwater crocodile.
		Flagship species, the Seychelles Magpie Robin and the Seychelles Warbler, have been spectacularly rescued from the brink of extinction by BirdLife International and Nature Seychelles in collaboration with private islands and the government of Seychelles.
	www.top20seychelles.com (2121 words)

	Seychelles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While Arab traders were probably the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles, thefirst recorded sighting of them took place in 1505, by the Portuguese.
		The capital city, Victoria, is situated on Mahé, which is the largest island andhome to about 80% of the total population, as well as the Seychelles' highest point, the Morne Seychellois at 905 m.
		The fl market value of the Seychelles rupee is half the official exchange rate; without a devaluationof the currency the tourist sector should remain sluggish as tourists seek cheaper destinations such as nearby Comoros, Mauritius, and Madagascar.
	www.therfcc.org /seychelles-13687.html (683 words)

	tScholars.com \| Music of Seychelles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Seychelles are an independent island chain in the Indian Ocean, formerly a colony of both Britain and France.
		Folk music incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including English contredanse, polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega from Mauritius and RÃ©union, taarab, soukous and other pan-African genres, and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian music.
		A complex form of percussion music called contombley is popular, as is montea, a fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Music_of_Seychelles (137 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In terms of population, Seychelles is the smallest sovereign state of Africa.
		The Seychelles president, who is both head of state and head of government, is elected by popular vote for a five-year term of office.
		The early colonial history of Seychelles is infamous for the disappearance of most of the giant tortoises from the granitic islands, felling of coastal and mid-level forests and extinction of species such as the chestnut flanked white eye, the Seychelles parakeet and the saltwater crocodile.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Seychelles (1831 words)

	Seychellois music :: Gowealthy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Both contemporary disco music and modern adaptations of traditional littanies are immensely popular among hte youth of the island.
		Traditional Seychellois music has been heavily influenced by the deep African melodies (evident in the moutya, sega) and the European waltz, polka, and mazurkas (the kanmtole) of the quadrilles or country dances.
		Seychellois music is a delightful blend of Indian, European, Chinese and Arabic - accordions, banjos and violins blend with the makalapo, a stringed instrument, the zez, a sitar, African skin drums and the bom, a bowed instrument.
	www.gowealthy.com /article/1829/index.asp (179 words)

	Music of Seychelles - Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Seychelles, which is an independent island chain in the Indian Ocean, formerly a colony of both Britain and France has a distinct kind of music.
		Looking For music of seychelles - Find music of seychelles and more at Lycos Search.
		Top music of seychelles Sites - The best of the best sites for your music of seychelles on the web.
	www.artquilt.com /encyclopedia/Music_of_Seychelles (276 words)

	Seychelles
		Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles (pronounced /seɪˈʃɛl/ or /seɪˈʃɛlz/; French: République des Seychelles, pronounced /seʃɛl/; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago nation of 158 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
		Seychelles has 12 endemic bird species including the Seychelles flycatcher, scops owl, white eye, swiftlet, kestrel, blue pigeon and sunbird.
		Seychelles has six national marine parks including the St. Anne National Marine Park located adjacent to the capital, Port Victoria which are managed by the government parastatal, Marine Parks Authority.
	www.1bx.com /en/Seychelles.htm (2222 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Seychelles
		The Republic of Seychelles (say-SHELLS or say-SHELL) (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
		Seychelles largely escaped the Asian Tsunami of December 2004 spawned by an earthquake.
		However, the islands did see significant flooding and damage - as well as large loss of marine life and deathtoll of three persons.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/The_Seychelles (895 words)

	Seychelles
		The Republic of Seychelles (say-SHELLS or say-SHELL) (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
		Seychelles remains the richest country in Africa in terms of GDP per capita.
		Seychelles: Garden of Eden in the Indian Ocean Sarah Carpin
	creekin.net /n164-seychelles.html (870 words)

	Seychelles - Gurupedia
		The Republic of Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland
		While Arab traders were probably the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles, the first recorded sighting of them took place in 1505, by the
		As the islands of the Seychelles had no indigenous population, the current Seychellois are composed of immigrants, mostly of French, African,
	www.gurupedia.com /s/se/seychelles.htm (653 words)

	Virtual Seychelles - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Seychelles International Festival of Classical Music was featured on Tuesday on CNN World Report, a programme that airs segments of stories contributed by journalists from around the world.
		Footage of the biennial festival was aired as a result of efforts made by the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).
		A positive response from CNN prompted submission of the script covering details of the event, which CNN was "happy to have received," Ms Elizabeth said.
	www.virtualseychelles.sc /news/news_details.asp?id=477 (205 words)

	Music of Seychelles . Folk music . Arcadia . Indian Ocean
		Folk music incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including England English contredanse, polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega music sega from Mauritius and Réunion, taarab, soukous and other pan-African genres, and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian music.
		A complex form of percussion music called contombley is popular, as is Patrick Victor s fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga; this style is known as montea.
		Starting in the 19th century, interested people - academics and amateur scholars - started to take note of what was being lost, and there grew various efforts aimed at preserving the music of the people.
	www.uk.kunsimuna.net /Music_of_Seychelles_UK_640466_ck (375 words)

	Into Seychelles - information on creole culture of the seychelles islands - sega, music, dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Seychelles Creole is a mixture of Bantu [from East Africa] and French with traces of English and other native African languages.
		Perhaps one of the surprises in Seychelles is the presence of the local Gujarati Indian community on Mahe which holds a strong influence in the local cultural scene.
		Local Seychelles artist George Camille was commissioned by the Banyan Tree Resort in Mahe to produce unique art pieces based on the legendary coco-de-mer, the world's largest nut, shrouded in tales of ancient mystery, adding to the exotic splendor of their romantic guest villas.
	www.intoseychelles.com /creole_culture.html (752 words)

	Seychelles - Time - Weather - Coins - Hotels - Music
		Le Northolme Hotel has serviced the hospitality industry of Seychelles for approximately 70 years, and we thank our partners and clients for their continuous support.
		Due to its fantastic geographical setting, which gives you an amazing view of a dozen of the most beautiful neighbouring islands, and to its particular topography, with its pink granite outcrops contrasting with the green luscious leaves of the « latanier », the palm tree of the valleys.
		Music: Stay Inside - the new frontier of the music - free music, rock, lyrics, song, mp3, download, author, rock.
	www.exxun.com /Seychelles/k_lk.html (393 words)

	MUSIC OF THE INDIAN OCEAN 1ST EDITION (CD) - Rough Guides - Penguin Books
		Music on this album derives mainly from The Comoros, Mauritius, La Reunion, Madagascar and the Seychelles.
		Music from these islands has been described as having 'a lightness of touch' reflecting the beauty and splendour of the landscape.
		Twarab is the most popular music from the Comoros Islands, a funky dance driven style similar to the Islamic sound of Zanzibar called Taarab.
	www.penguin.ca /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781843530206,00.html (157 words)

	Seychelles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Seychelles islands were captured and freed several times during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars, then passed officially to the British under the Treaty of Paris (1814).
		From the date of its founding by the French until 1903, the Seychelles Colony was regarded as a dependency of Mauritius, which also passed from the French to British rule in 1814.
		In 1888, a separate administrator and executive and administrative councils were established for the Seychelles archipelago.
	www.niica.on.ca /AfricaLalai/Nshorng/Seychelles.aspx (454 words)

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		She was the featured artist on the cover CD of the May 1996 edition of BBC ‘Music Magazine’, to which she contributes regularly.
		Another friend of both Schumanns was Fanny Mendelssohn, here represented by ‘July’ from her set of Character-Pieces. Romantic music of a more outgoing kind is featured in the splendid and dramatic early (1817) Sonata by Widerkehr, and reaches its apotheosis with the unabashed virtuosity of Lovreglio's Fantasia on some beautiful Verdi tunes.
		Earlier this year she was presented with the Chris Taylor Flute Award at the Royal Academy of Music and received a scholarship to attend the Lake Placid Flute Seminar in New York.
	www.roselandmusicsociety.org /AbouttheArtists.html (977 words)

	Music from Madagascar
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		The music has a folksy feel, the rhythms are tight, and the harmonies lush and beautiful.
		The music is typical of the high land for the most part.
	www.africaguide.com /country/madagas/music.htm (1036 words)

	Music from the Seychelles reviews and ratings at MSN Shopping
		This collection starts out with singers accompanied by only guitar, but by the end of the disc the sound is a bit fuller, with bass and percussion joining the mix.
		Like much of the music from Madagascar, the music of the Seychelles has a cheerful, upbeat quality that...
		This is another fine release of traditional music from the dependable "Music of the World" series.
	shopping.msn.com /reviews/shp/?itemId=2763061 (153 words)

	Experience the Seychelles: Journey report
		The most important accessory which you have to bring with you on the Seychelles is earplugs.
		The fact that these animals are so impudent at night is quite surprising since domestic animals on the Seychelles are more intimidated and less spoiled than ours.
		One day we catched a dog who carried a 5m long rope which was tightly wrapped around his neck and freed him by cutting through the rope with a knife.
	travel.killerapplication.de /seychelles (1639 words)

	Seychelles Festival Of Classical Music: Join Going Places Of Pleasantvilles tour to the Seychelles Festival Of ...
		Rather like the Seychelles Festival of Classical Music, a bi-annual hotel party with music, music, music.
		And all this excitement was preceded by a Gala Concert in Nairobi and a mini-safari.
		A Sing-In to beat all sing-ins and it happens every two years, so watch this space for news of the Seychelles Festival of Classical Music in 2004.
	www.goingplacestours.net /reportseashells.htm (242 words)

	Heeding the Creole Voice (in the Seychelles Islands): Alternatives to race and nation as identifiers of cultural value ...
		Since the initial research, in which musical material was gathered, studied, and then discussed through a variety of essays and papers, the study has taken a series of turns.
		To be sure, discussions of hybridization, cultural fusing and mixing, synchretization, or any of the multitude of variations of terminology which we might use to expel the tendency to focus upon origins, identify uniqueness, or separate the "older" traditions from the newer, are essential perimeters from which to begin discussion.
		Viewed against the context of their short 200 plus year history, the evolution of Seychelles culture is as strong an example of active and continuous intra and inter cultural exchange as may exist anywhere.
	www.imageandnarrative.be /worldmusica/michaellnaylor.htm (7610 words)

	allAfrica.com: Music Listings and Reviews
		But the greatest image it brings to mind is of a person who has refused to let his death destroy his music legacy.
		IN a remarkable union of what are usually viewed as two parallel music genres, renowned rhumba musician Kanda Bongoman is producing a gospel album for Letwin Berebende, a Zimbabwean gospel musician based in the United Kingdom.
		Africa Plays On is a compilation of music and artists from all over Africa and the world, primarily those African countries who have played in the World Cup.
	allafrica.com /musicreviews (344 words)

	Catalog of Classic Country Music CD's
		Most of the material that has been previously issued was only available only on 78 rpm disc, and the radio transcriptions unissued for the most part.
		Few record labels have dared to issue such obscure and largely forgotten country and western music as Dagmar Binge of Sulzheim, Germany.
		The CD program has followed this course faithfully, issuing obscure recordings by familiar and less familiar figures in popular country music.
	www.downhomemusic.com /catalog_intro_bbcc.html (218 words)

	Music Festivals index~ aMUSIClassical Directory
		It's a celebration of music in the midst of some of the most beautiful scenery the Sierra Nevada has to offer.
		The Camden Haven Music Festival, which celebrates its 10th year from 13 to 20 March, has always had classical music as its centrepiece.
		The first International Festival of Classical Music was held in 1995 and the event is now conducted every two years.
	www.geocities.com /musiclassical/fest.html (574 words)

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