Exploring Creole Culture – Madagascar
From ancient settlers to colonial influences, explore how diverse heritages have shaped the unique Creole culture of Madagascar.
Discovering Mauritius: A Tropical Paradise
Mauritius, a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean, offers stunning beaches, diverse wildlife, and a rich cultural heritage.
Creoles in Mauritius
Creoles make up 28% of the population of Mauritius, the subtropical island nation located 1,130 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The main island is a popular tourist destination known for its sandy beaches, coral reefs, and blue lagoons.
Mauritius – How Creole culture has embedded itself into the community
Creoles make up 28% of the population of Mauritius, the subtropical island nation located 1,130 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The main island is a popular tourist destination, known for its sandy beaches, coral reefs and blue lagoons.
Jerry Léonide – The new source of Mauritian Jazz!
On Saturday, 16th December 2017, Jerry Léonide was presenting his second album – SOURCE OF THE OCEAN – at the Sunset-Sunside (1) (formerly known as Le Duc des Lombards), the Mecca of Jazz in Paris. For Jerry Lé...
Menwar: the Mauritian Griot
Meeting Menwar at his home in Pointe aux Sables, a residential area west of the Mauritian capital (Port Louis), is always a priceless moment in time. Tall, thin, impressive, but also very soft spoken and e...
Unpacking Brexit: What comes next?
For the last two years, Brexit has been dominating the headlines. But what will the UK’s leaving the EU mean for the creole speaking islands of Mauritius, Dominica, Seychelles and St Lucia? Will it cause proble...
Rodrigues 17th Festival Kreol – A Creole Celebration
Though relatively nearby to the main island of Mauritius and part of its namesake republic, Rodrigues' unspoiled lagoons and stunning mountains are unique in their beauty and are, in contrast to their larger ne...
Book Review – Le Malaise Creole: Ethnic Identity in Mauritius
Author: Rosabelle Boswell
Country: Mauritius
Genre: History
2006
How does one explain the poverty and marginalization of a group that lives in a remarkably successful economy and peaceful society? A native ...
Pascal Viroleau – Vanilla Islands’ supremo unites nations with a “Tourism dream”
Pascal Viroleau, CEO of one of the world's most innovative tourism brands, believes his rich Creole heritage will help him develop the best strategies to attract visitors to a group of nations who have joined f...
The Fate of the Clémentine – A Praslin Built Brig-Schooner and “The Laplace Affair”
In a previous article titled “An Early Seychellois in Micronesia”, Kreol mentioned the Clémentine as a bark which had left Sydney in mid-1836, with Louis Corgat, a Seychellois, as first mate en-route to Oahu Is...
The Clarisse sisters – Close Harmony
Annick, Dominique and Veronique CLARISSE are a vocal jazz trio from Mauritius. The three sisters have had uninterrupted success since the early nineties, first as backing vocalists on world tours...
Mauritius A Tourist’s Dream
Practical Information
The best time to explore the island is between May and early December, since Mauritius is prone to heavy rain from nearby cyclones during the first two months of the year, and becomes cro...
Last Surviving Slave
The last person known to have lived as a slave in the Seychelles, Japhet Alice (nee Africaine) died a free Seychelles citizen in 1956, after a long and adventurous life. Although so little is known about her, i...
The French History of the Seychelles
Just because human beings grow up in a particular town, state, or country does not mean they are fully versed in the history of the place they call home. Many people familiar with the island nation of Seychelle...