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{{Short description|Membranophone similar to the tambourine}}
{{Infobox instrument
| name           = Ravanne
| image          = Ravanne.jpg
| caption        =
| background     = percussion
| classification = [[Membranophone]]
| developed      = During slavery in [[Mauritius]] 17th century
}}
The '''ravanne''' is a large [[tambourine]]-like instrument used in [[sega music]] of [[Mauritius]].<ref name="Manuel1988">{{cite book|author=Peter Manuel|title=Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey|url=https://archive.org/details/popularmusicsofn0000manu|url-access=registration|year=1988|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-506334-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/popularmusicsofn0000manu/page/112 112]–}}</ref> It is made out of goat skin called “lapo cabri” (in [[Mauritian Creole]]) which usually needs to be heated up before playing.<ref name="Lee1990">{{cite book|author=Jacques K. Lee|title=Sega: The Mauritian Folk Dance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-F5AAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Nautilus|isbn=978-0-9511296-1-6|page=38}}</ref> The ravanne is used as the main rhythm in [[sega music]] and has been played by the great contributors of the [[Sega (genre)]] . One of the main contribution for the ravanne is a book written in 1999 called
“Méthode de ravanne”:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vimeo.com/11457989 | title=Methode de ravane par Menwar |website=vimeo.com}}</ref> Ways of playing the "ravanne", traditional music instrument by [[Menwar]] (Stéphano Honoré) <ref>{{cite web | url=http://mandelacentre.govmu.org/English/Research/Pages/default.aspx | title=Mandela Centre |website=mandelacentre.govmu.org}}</ref>
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.
==References==
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[[Category:Idiophones]]
[[Category:Membranophones]]
[[Category:African drums]]
[[Category:Mauritian musical instruments]]
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