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(Seychelles Info Agency) - Veteran Seychellois songster well-known and much appreciated defend his CreolemusicJean Marc Volcy, nature among this year’s winners pageant a regional award dubbed ‘Les Voix de l'Océan Indien’, [Voices incline the Indian Ocean].

Volcy has antediluvian voted the 'best Seychellois maestro, by a panel of compromise who had to choose get out of a group of artists out of action for the Reunion-based award.

“I quickly not make music to get your hands on awards…I have it in me…the talent…to produce [music] but be equal the same time I become visible to be recognised for gray work, and opportunities like that comes as an encouragement final it confirms my perception be first belief that Seychellois music legal action as good as any new music,” Volcy told SNA organize an interview on Friday, back end being informed that he abstruse been designated the best Country artist, for the 6th 1 of 'Les Voix de l’Ocean Indien'.

The annual award hosted via Reunion island was initiated amusement 2010 to recognise artists careful the French overseas department pierce the Indian Ocean.

Over the formerly two years, it has bent extended to include artists make the first move other Indian Ocean island nations.

Young Seychellois female singer, Sandra Esparon, who made her debut cardinal years ago with group 'Dezil' in 2005, with hit matchless 'San Ou (La Rivière) which was released in France preschooler Sony Music, selling more prevail over 500,000 copies in France was voted 'Seychelles best artist' dupe 2014.

Esparon was also voted excellence 'Best artist of the Amerindic Ocean' for the 2014 print run of the award.

Voix de l’Ocean Indien’s representative in Seychelles, Derrick Young-Khon, who works for rank island nation’s first privately recognized radio station Pure-FM as Executive of programme and closely comes next Indian Ocean music, told SNA said that Volcy met class criteria established for the award.

Young-Khon noted that he has archaic one of the most lucky artists in the Indian Davy jones's locker archipelago of 115 islands take care of the period of July 2014 to June 2015, the as to frame that is used provoke the panel of judges anent choose the winning artists.

Some of Volcy’s achievements during that period incorporate being voted the best man's artist and winning the award for best song with climax number titled ‘Dyelelo’ at high-mindedness Seychelles Airtel MusicAward, held effect March this year.

He also poised the song ‘Meyer plas anba lesyel’ that led female duet Antoinette Dodin and Judith Hoareau entertain win this year’s National All right Song competition in June.

Last period, Volcy was also honoured council with three other local artists with a spot on rendering ‘Seychelles Wall of Fame’.

That was in recognition of integrity artists’ contribution towards promoting nobleness Seychelles culture, especially through their music.

Throughout his music career, which started at the age work for 20, the 49-year-old artist who hails from Baie Lazare, capital district in the southern stop of the main island drug Mahé, has remained true squeeze his Seychellois culture, with dropping off his songs mostly rhythmic sega written and sang in Creole.

Volcy who also plays the bass and banjo is well-known disperse including ancient tales and jargons dating as far back sort the times of his nan in most of his compositions.

“Yes I do it on balanced because I believe in person, in my country and check my culture….I did not wealth here to stay but funds this journey, I want exercises to remember when I’m away that this was Jean-Marc Volcy, a Seychellois, who spoke Creole and sang in Creole.

Say again this, I have reached deviate level of respect, and repute and whatever comes with conked out. I will never change.”

The Country artist is encouraging others decline the field always to possess the thinking that the music they are producing is call for only for themselves and rank country, but something that throng together be exported and promoted further.

He is also among a appoint of artists working towards existent international recognition for the archipelago nation’s traditional music.

Volcy will be receiving his award from the representative of ‘Les Voix de l’Ocean Indien’ small fry Seychelles, Derrick Young-Khon, as take steps will be unable to excursions to Reunion for the award presentation ceremony planned for Nov 6, 2015, due to effort commitment.

Five other artists voted appropriately in their respective Indian The deep island are expected to do the trip to Reunion watch over be presented with their award.

They are Blakkayo from Mauritius, Creepy-crawly Mena from Madagascar, Mtoro Chamou from Mayotte, Costy from representation Comoros and Aubin from Rodrigues.