Production Abaim

1992 - Enn lot sezon

After 4 years of work, research and public performance, our first album came out.  In a period where our country musical creation was in jeopardy, “Enn lot sezon” (Another season) brought a new sound.  Abaim brought in new sounds and  a new approach that uses different music traditions. Abaim sang  sant ‘Laboutik an tol’, ‘Lalinn kann’, ‘Sanzman sezon’, ‘Mo priye Bondye’. From the smallest to the eldest, everyone enjoyed this new way of doing music.

‘Laboutik an tol’ an tet hit parad lor radio e sorti « sega de l’annee » pou premie fwa ki ena enn zafer koumsa organize pou sante morisien dan radio Moris.

« Laboutik an tol » topped the music charts and was the inaugural “sega of the year” ever for

1996 - Lerla

Meanwhile Abaim has been performing throughout the country.  We had a memorable experience in Rodrigues island.  A nice coincidence: people with disabilities in Rodrigues benefit from discounted fare on buses following a series of concerts on the island.  Our third album comes out in the midst of political change in the country.  People were angry but there were too many followers. “Vyun Vyun (Buzz Buzz)” narrates how fellow Monkey, a servile subordinate ends up in a cauldron . “ Mons Mekanik”, “Fifinn”, describe the anxiety of mechanisation in the cane fields while our sisters are working night and day to sponge racing debt of Tonyo.

“Lerla” is an ode to coastal life and this fading generation of Ton Polo, Ton Fael… Our experience of the Seychelles enrich our music and led us to compose “Ilo” where we were very touched this special rhythm from our brother and sisters who were unrooted from their island.  Abaim invent? Pursue a court case among animals in “Ki Ki Ki”. Poor hen. She would have been better off spinning a bottle to identify who stole her eggs. This is how the court works.  

2002 - 16 ti morso nou lanfans

A prized collection of 13 songs/nursery rhyme/play from Mauritius children’s oral heritage. Ti Marmit was among them in a CD which looks like a an old vinyl disk.  This album brought 50 children from the Saturday care project into a music studio, and made Abaim a household name at national and international level.   It was the biggest album sales in Mauritius and the region for the past 25 years. In this album also featured Pani Nayba, a bhojpouri song from the Geet Gawai tradition which was also inscribed on the list of Unesco world heritage in 2016     

Prime Minister's Unity Award 2003

Masa Award - 1st edition

Meyer lavant enn albem depi sa lepok-la

Best Album Sales

2007 - Fobour dankan (single)

This single marks a collaboaration with jeweller Ravior, who had a keen interest in social action. The youngsters of Abaim’s music workshop had the opportunity to be exposed to the craftsmanship of jewellery

2011 - Enn nwel larkansiel

This album brings us in a festive Christmas spirit.  Live recording was done at Saint Sacrement Casis Church with  four Mics. It is a compilation of universal Christmas song and their adaptation in Mauritian creole together with new Mauritian Christmas song with a unique Abaim flavour. 12 songs among which Alime tegn, in a package which include a CD, DVD and beautiful illustration.

MBC Award for Alime Tegn

2013 - Zoli letan pou zanfan

An activity book which includes pedagogical songs with illustrations to support learning in a creative way.  A CD-Book featuring 20 songs , among which there is patriotic song “ Rouz ble zonn ver”.  This album originates from a project to provide educational support  which started in 2010.  A project which gives educational assistance through the valorisation of maternal language. This CD/Book is easy to use as language and presentation is simple and easy. As a bonus, there is also an analysis of the songs which pedagogue, parents can make use of.

2015 - Made in OMorn

In 2012,  Le Morne Heritage Trust fund, instantiated and financed a collaborative project with Group Abaim where around 50 children and youngsters from the village will benefit from a Sunday care.  The objective was to collect, preserve and disseminate elements of intangible cultural heritage.  This project was completed with the production of a CD-DVD-book which put the emphasis  on songs, music, play, story, demonstrating resources available in Le Morne village.  Sponsored by UNESCO, which brings in a special significance, this trilingual production combines pedagogy and entertainment.

2016 - Kouler nou lavi (single)

A single which put forward richness of folk play.  This single comes with a clip directed and produced by AVS. It was a great experience for music group.  This project was sponsored by Phoenix Bev. It is important to note that following Blast communication initiative, this project won a Sabre Award in an international competition.

2021 - Nomm mwa Sega Tipik - 2iem edision

From its first edition in collector's format, until now a real book-disc. Trilingual book with a high-quality translation by language lovers: Bruno Jean François for English and Shenaz Patel for French. In white and black, the photos of Sylvain Sebille clicked during a Sega Tipik evening on Albion beach. Discover or rediscover the beauty of 13 Sega Tipik songs and their respective musical analysis for a better understanding of the richness of each song.

2023 - O Ti Le La La e ravann - 2iem edision

Finally available! The second edition of the first complete book-DVD on the ravanne, the main instrument of traditional music in Mauritius, the Sega Typique has landed. The book explores the different rhythms of the ravanne, and above all talks about its journey as an object symbol of resilience. It also helps with learning through a complete method, drawn from different traditions of Mauritius. This new edition includes a QR scan to take you more quickly to the videos of Diana Heise, multidisciplinary artist from the Kansas City Art Institute. She also directed the excellent film Lame-la kone - La main qui sais, an initiatory journey on a way of building the ravanne over time.