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Mauritian illustrators (2 C) Pages in category "Mauritian artists" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Joseph Charles Jacques Desiré Baissac (1940 [1] – 4 February 2023), [2] known professionally as Vaco, was a Mauritian artist, best known for his depictions of island life through painting, stained glass, sculpture, jewellery design and ceramics.
Mauritian-based Bhojpuri music has also been popular with people of Indian-descent, but is now gaining mainstream appeal through the work of artists such as 'Neeraj Gupta Mudhoo' or The Bhojpuri Boys. Their fusion of Bhojpuri lyrics, sega beats, and more traditional Indian as well as Bollywood-style music has gained popularity among Mauritians ...
Kévin Bru, French-born professional footballer who plays for English Championship side Ipswich Town and the Mauritius national team. Stéphan Buckland, retired track and field athlete who competed in the 100m and 200m; Ned Charles, Mauritian-born former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as an attacker. First ...
Mauritian artists (3 C, 10 P) A. Architecture in Mauritius (2 C) C. Cinema of Mauritius (2 C, 2 P) L. Mauritian literature (1 C, 3 P) O. Arts organisations based in ...
Being a Mauritian Creole, he was a young victim of racism and found himself left on his own to find odd jobs at the age of 8 years. At 16, he began to learn the guitar. He played hits from artists such as Mike Brant, Santana, and Deep Purple, and hosted dances and weddings with his first band, "Wind and Fire".
Gabrielle Wiehe was born in Moka, Mauritius on July 14, 1980.Her father Jacques was an architect from the Wiehe family, whose origins could be traced to Denmark. A notable figure in her family at the time she was growing up was Christian William Wiehe, the architect of Château de Labourdonnais.
Chazal was born in Vacoas of a French family long established in Mauritius and wrote all his works in French. Except for six years at Louisiana State University, where he received an engineering degree, he spent most of his time in Mauritius where he worked as an agronomist on sugar plantations and later for the Office of Telecommunications.