Artist
Thione Seck
Dakar, Senegal
Thione Seck is a musician from Dakar, Senegal. They also recorded with Orchestra Baobab.
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Biography
Senegalese singer and musician in the mbalakh genre.
Born March 12, 1955.
Died March 14, 2021.
Seck was one of Senegal's greatest singers and musicians in the mbalax genre, on par with Baaba Maal and Youssou N'dour. He originated from a family of "griot" singers from the Wolof people of Senegal. He first was with the Orchestra Baobab, and later formed his own band, Raam Daan, also experimenting with the use of Indian & Arabic scales. He joined the 'Orchestra Baobab' in 1977.
He is the father.
Bio from Discogs
Orchestra Baobab
A project Thione Seck was part of. Former member.
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