{
  "name": "Seychelles & Mascarene Islands Music",
  "description": "Styles from La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Seychelles.",
  "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/seychelles-and-mascarene-islands-music/",
  "parent": "African Music",
  "level": "sub-2",
  "children_count": 4,
  "children": [
    {
      "name": "Maloya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/maloya/",
      "description": "Originated in slave communities on La Réunion; based on a call and response structure and use of traditional instruments.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Seychelles & Mascarene Islands Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Moutya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/moutya/",
      "description": "Tradition that originated in Seychelles among Creole slaves, similar to Séga, although rawer and played only on large flat drums made from goatskin.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Seychelles & Mascarene Islands Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Santé engagé",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/sante-engage/",
      "description": "Emerged in Mauritius in the 1970s, blending the popular Séga style with outside influences.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Seychelles & Mascarene Islands Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Séga",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/sega/",
      "description": "Mascarene Islands and Seychelles genre featuring a distinctive 6/8 rhythm.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Seychelles & Mascarene Islands Music"
    }
  ]
}