About Us

"Christian Calou is a singer, song writer, poet and social activist. He is a man with a mission, who looks into the fabric of life and the fabric of his culture. He is inseparable from his culture. He is a very powerful song writer and his mission is to put Mauritian social issues into the social conscience. He wants to keep the Mauritian identity and its soul alive, even in a new environment like Australia. He is a man dedicated also to his art. He is an activist who is prepared to say exactly what he thinks. His songs have a strong message about the importance of Mauritians maintaining their own culture, even while living in Australia. He wants Mauritian-Australians to be proud of their heritage. His music reflects that philosophy. Christian has developed his own unique sound, his own style of music."
David Pratt* on Christian Calou.

Christian Calou is very well known in Australia and Mauritius for his efforts to promote Mauritian artists, their culture and music. He is also the initiator of the Mauritian Native Arts Foundation (Aus) Inc that supports Mauritian artists in their fight for recognition and due reward for their work. In conjunction with the Mauritian Native Arts Foundation, he has brought over to Australia many top artists from Mauritius, including such great names as Nancy de Rougere, Jean Claude Gaspard, Michel Legris, Mario Justin, Desire Saramandif, Alain Ramanisum, Claudio Veeraragoo and many others.

His third album "Expatries" reflects his real life's experience in Australia, his country of adoption. He describes the challenges, the ups and downs of life in the land downunder and over and above all, the realisation that Mauritians will be Mauritians wherever they may be. The multi faceted cultural challenges are very much alive and well within the expatriate Mauritian Communities worldwide. Hence, the inspiration that led him to dedicate 18 months of total dedication to this third album "Expatries".

Order the CD Purchase tickets for the Combined Expatriés Launch and Festival Creole 2009 Dance

Christian has already released two CD music albums in 2002 and 2005, Mixage and Jalsa Creole. His songs "Kot la Vérité" and "Misere Perna Valere" were top hits in Mauritius.

*David Pratt is a musician of long standing. He has been playing the guitar for the past 35 years. He is a music lover. His instrumental contribution to Christian Calou’s Album is the guitar. He has also been a sounding board for Christian during the creative process. He has provided Christian with constructive criticism, moral support and perspective, in order to make him achieve his goal.