Part Four - Lost identities

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Seychelles and the Legacy of Slavery

Hajira Amla

8 episodes

4 days ago

The Seychelles islands: an archipelago of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, just off the East African coastline. Not everyone will have heard of the Seychelles, but those who have associate it with white sand and luxury holidays. What most people don’t know is that Seychelles has a dark history associated with slavery since the islands were first settled 250 years ago, and for the next few decades the islands would be used as a strategically important base for the storage and transportation of Africans captured on the mainland.

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Part Four - Lost identities

Seychelles and the Legacy of Slavery

14 minutes 2 seconds

1 year ago

Part Four - Lost identities

This is Seychelles and the legacy of Slavery, a podcast series in 8 parts. In this episode, we will be looking at how the slaves who ended up in Seychelles were stripped of their identities, but went on to develop a new common language and culture, heavily influenced by their colonial masters, but colourfully infused with the echoes and whispers of various mainland African languages and cultures. I’ll also talk about how certain practices connected with slavery have become an important part of our culture, such as the moutya.

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For anyone who would like to make a donation for the disaster relief efforts in Seychelles, the account details for the government's disaster relief fund can be found here: http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/19752/New+th+December+Disaster+Fund+launched

Sounds via Zapsplat.com and Pixabay.com

Backing music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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