About Jessy Marcelin
Born 1934. Jessy Marcelin is a musician.
Jessy Marcelin (born 1934) is a Chagossian musician and activist who was born in the Chagos Islands and forced to leave as part of Britain's displacement of the Chagossian people.
Marcelin was born in 1934 on the atoll of Peros Banhos, part of the Chagos Archipelago.
In 1970, she was forced to leave Chagos during the expulsion of the Chagossians from the archipelago, as the United Kingdom pursued the construction of a military base in what is now formally known as British Indian Ocean Territory. Her music is written in her home islands' sega style.
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Chagossian musician and activist
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Jessy Marcelin was born in 1934.
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Jessy Marcelin is a musician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jessy Marcelin. https://biography.guide/jessy-marcelin/
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