{"id":2051,"date":"2023-01-30T17:30:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2023-01-30T17:30:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:30:18","slug":"curator-mixtape-sam-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/curator-mixtape-sam-mauritius","title":{"rendered":"The Curator Mixtape: Meet Sam from Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Hear The Curator Mixtape<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0lC0PXt0XQvGspRch83QIj?si=1181f4f060f74333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For our first curator mixtape of 2023, we\u2019re traveling to the serene island nation of Mauritius, a lush, turquoise-water lined country east of Madagascar. It\u2019s got lagoons, reefs, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/africa\/mauritius\/articles\/the-story-behind-mauritius-underwater-waterfall-illusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an illusive underwater waterfall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and of course, an incredible Sofar team of sound engineers, architects, and entrepreneurs. The team\u2019s leader, Sam, has put together a dynamic playlist. Take a listen, and hear a little more from Sam.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><b>Do you have a creative outlet outside Sofar?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a teenager, keeping a diary under the mattress was a way to confess my struggles and fears. I always felt a deep sense of relief when putting pen to paper. For some reason, people tend to stop using a diary in adulthood. I cannot emphasize enough how the benefits still apply, and probably even much more now. Simply writing down my thoughts and feelings helps me to understand them more clearly and that helps! <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><b>What\u2019s your favorite thing to do in your city?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relishing local food \u2013 \u2018mine bouillie\u2019 + \u2018boulettes\u2019! It\u2019s basically boiled noodles with chicken, accompanied with our local version of dumplings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><b>What\u2019s something special about your city only locals might know?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danced and sung by slaves originally, the Sega is an integral part of our folklore. It consists of the beat of the \u2018ravane\u2019, a circular drum, and other instruments like the \u2018maravane\u2019 and \u2018triangle\u2019. It is usually sung in our mother tongue, creole. Check out this mixtape and maybe you\u2019ll come across a new favourite type of music!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2058\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2058\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Curator Mixtape Mauritius\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=200&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1366&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofar Mauritius. Photo by Oomar Moidin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Thoughts on a couple standout tracks from The Curator Mixtape?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Natty Jah | \u201cVanit\u00e9\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2018Vanit\u00e9\u2019 is a song that my dad used to sing to us at home years ago. Although I was a bit young and oblivious to the lyrics at the time, I loved the song. I think the song depicts the strong message that humanity is the biggest religion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><b>Gary Mach | \u201cKoze Fami\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gary is one of the three artists who performed for our first show in Mauritius. He blew us away that night! Gary is now part of the Sofar Team and aims at giving the long-gone era a new meaning by passing down the culture, history and stories of our people, thus in line with his slogan, \u201cthe music I make is my DNA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Sofar Curator Mixtape\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0lC0PXt0XQvGspRch83QIj?si=2bdac427d3af4164&utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Interview by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Hear The Curator Mixtape here] For our first curator mixtape of 2023, we\u2019re traveling to the serene island nation of Mauritius, a lush, turquoise-water lined country east of Madagascar. 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