Africa-Press – Seychelles. The world of music learned with sadness of the death of one of the pioneers of Mauritian sega Joseph Serge Emmanuel Lebrasse, aged 92, also known as Serge, on April 6, 2023.
According to his family, “Serge Lebrasse’s departure sums up the consecration of the life of a man who lived to the full on a personal, professional and artistic level.
Internet users did not delay to send their condolences to the family of Serge Lebrasse. Who does not remember his sega, his ravane, his triangle and his unique swaying will never be seen again. He was born in 1930.
According to the words of Franklin De Marel IV “Serge Lebrasse is also considered the last legend of the sega of Mauritius, while one of his famous songs remains ‘Madame Eugène’. Serge wrote this song in one go. After that, he bought his first car, a black Austin for 500 Mauritian rupees and had just had his eldest daughter, Sonia, baptized. The latter was his lucky charm, because it was after his birth that the singer’s career took off. Serge was a brilliant student who received a scholarship to go to the Royal College of Curepipe, but, due to a heart problem, he had to be hospitalized. He gave up the scholarship because he was bedridden for three months. He has worked as a teacher in schools such as Père Laval, St Enfant Jesus, and Glen-Park. At the age of 29, Serge Lebrasse wrote ‘Madame Eugène’, icon of his repertoire.
“At 92, Serge Lebrasse was an accomplished local artist whose work remains unquestionably one of the most remarkable on the island. For 55 years, Serge made people dance to his folk melodies before retiring at the age of 86. For the past seven years, the ‘Moris mo Pays’ singer has chosen to step away from the stage to spend more time with his family. He is the last of the Mauritian Sega Mohicans with more than 70 titles to his credit. Segas that remain pleasant memories for all Mauritians and even foreigners.
Even the Seychellois sent their testimony to the family and Miss Joëlle Perreau wrote: “I think my father, late Jocelyn Perreau, awaits him with open arms in paradise. Without this opportunity offered by Monsieur Lebrasse to my father to come and do a concert in the Seychelles in the early 1970s, I think that my brother and I would not exist…”
The funeral of Monsieur Lebrasse took place last Friday at the Church of St Anne Stanley at 1 p.m. in Mauritius.
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