Cassiya

Cassiya is one of the most popular sega music groups from Mauritius^[1] founded in 1988.

They were most popular in the mid-1990s.^[2] Their influence was not limited to their home island; they also influenced sega musicians on Réunion.^[2] They formed their own record label, Cassiya Productions.^[2] Their 1996 album Cassiya II "balanced the hypnotic and excitable percussive rhythms of the ravanne with an underlying mournful tone, reminding its listeners of the plight of their ancestors".^[3]

Discography

• Album d'or (Cassiya Productions, 2000)^[4]
• Cassiya, la Suite (2001, includes the single "Le Morne", named after the mountain)^[5]

Members

• Alain La Fleur
• Désiré François
• Gérard Louis
• Rico Clair
• Bruno François
• Damien Elisa (left group)
• Alain Ramanisum (left group for a solo career)
• Silvio Ravina (died in 2005) ^[6]
• Eddy Armel (died in 2021) ^[7]

Former member

• Alain Ramanisum (now has a solo career)^[8]