Moringue
Moringue (also called Batay Kréol ) is a combination of martial arts and dance practiced by the peoples of the Indian Ocean . It was developed by slaves on Reunion Island .
Mainly Réunion , Mayotte and Madagascar are familiar with this type of fight. The fighting style is very similar to that of Brazilian Capoeira .
The fight dance has its roots in the 18th century, when mass slavery began with the abduction of black Africans for sugar cane cultivation . During the French colonial era , slaves were forbidden from fighting each other, which is why they developed Moringue to mask the fighting as a tribal dance in the eyes of the whites. The word is derived from the Malagasy word moraingy , which means "boxing match". The moraingy is the rhythm of percussion instruments practiced during competition or training.
Moringue has been rediscovered on Réunion by the Creole youth in recent years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hallaschka, Andreas: Merian booklet Mauritius, Réunion. Hamburg, Merian, 2003, ISBN 3-7742-6811-8 . P. 92: Jump into the past
See also
- Bill Moring (* 1958), jazz bassist and music teacher
- Capoeira