Senegalese singer Thjonen Seck died Sunday, March 14, of a short illness. Information confirmed by his family.
Singer and lyricist Thione Seck, one of the princes of Senegalese music for forty years, died on Sunday 14 March at the age of 66 in Dakar, we learned that from his lawyer, Ousmane Seye. Former singer of the legendary Baobab Orchestra and founder of the group “Raam Daam”, Thione Seck was one of the most famous musicians in the country with Youssou Ndour, Omar Pène, Ismaël Lô. “He died this morning of an illness at Fann Hospital in Dakar,” Me Seye told AFP, confirming information from the Senegalese press.
“Lyricist of Senegalese music”
The one nicknamed “lyricist of Senegalese music” has to his credit several dozen hits sung in Wolof, but also in French and English. He comes from a number of griots and transmitted his virus to his children. The best known is Waly Seck Thione Seck has made several duets, including one with Dizis La peste or the group Africando.
Thione Seck is one of the hero’s artists. Free, energetic, melodic and diametrically, he persisted in creation, moving from traditional to modern, despite pitfalls and misunderstandings in a society that only believed in art as a way of life and a way of living on RIP image. Twitter.com/T3iGDKeZ05
– El Hamidou KASSE (@elhadjkasse) March 14, 2021
“Thione Seck is one of the hero’s artists of an era. Free, energetic, melodic and diametrical, he persisted in creation, passing from the traditional to the modern and drawing pitfalls and misunderstandings in a society that had little confidence in art as a way of life and a means of living “, tweeted El Hadj Hamidou Treasurer, Minister, Arts and Culture Adviser to the Senegalese Head of State.
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