Muriel is a
Maloya artist, researcher, and teacher.
Bringing the spirit of Réunion Island alive on stage.
Muriel was born on Réunion Island, where dance & music are deeply ingrained in the vibrant Créole culture.
After moving to Australia in 2010, her heart yearned for the roots of her heritage & she returned to the island to cultivate expertise in Maloya and Séga, the two seminal genres. Today, she shares this cultural treasure with Australian audience through soul-stirring music & dance performances, Maloya research, and dance teaching.
Salama: A Creole music & dance celebration
SALAMA is a cosmopolitan collective of Indian ocean natives & other artists of diverse origins that share a passion for Maloya, Reunion Island’s traditional percussion-based music. Maloya has its roots in Reunion's complex and painful history, and today it's associated with ancestry, being Creole, and blissful freedom.
Salama is fortunate to be a pioneer in sharing the powerful and magical Maloya in Australia, proudly bringing original musical shows that skilfully blend the traditional and modern while sharing stories of joy and nostalgia.
Discover Salama
Meet Salama! Thank you World Music Café for this perfect video portrait of our quirky little fam!
Performing Lambada by Kaoma at the Alliance Française de Perth Bastille Day Ball 2022.
Singing Fomba Gasy by Lindigo Officiel at World Music Café with guest Taiwanese violinist Zola Lee.
Maloya by the Beach: Our very talented Bertoni Samoisy (djembe), Jeremy Goinden (rouler) and Adrien Grd (sati). Video by Nic Casta.
Performing Langkozé by Baster Thierry Gauliris, a song about being proud and standing up for the Creole language.
Bon Fèt Malagasy, honouring Madagascar, the homeland of some of Salama's ancestors.
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