The ravanne is a large

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

-like instrument used in

sega music Sega (french: Séga) is one of the major music genres of Mauritius and Réunion. The other genres common in Mauritius are its fusion genre Seggae and Bhojpuri songs while in Réunion there is also seggae and maloya. It has origins in the m ...

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. It is made out of goat skin called “lapo cabri” (in

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) which usually needs to be heated up before playing. The ravanne is used as the main rhythm in

and has been played by the great contributors of the

Sega (genre) Sega (french: Séga) is one of the major music genres of Mauritius and Réunion. The other genres common in Mauritius are its fusion genre Seggae and Bhojpuri songs while in Réunion there is also seggae and maloya. It has origins in the mu ...

. One of the main contribution for the ravanne is a book written in 1999 called “Méthode de ravanne”: Ways of playing the "ravanne", traditional music instrument by

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(Stéphano Honoré) Throughout the time the traditional ravanne has evolved to more modern ravanne types using different materials and manufacturing techniques. It is commonly used for entertainment mainly in the tourist industry and common family gatherings all around the island.

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