Musiques d'Afrique:
Thione Seck & le Raam Daan
(Senegal)
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Thione Seck is, at least in Senegal, as famous as
Baaba Maal or Super
Diamono. Internationally though, he never managed to break through
as did Youssou N'Dour or Baaba Maal. Yet his career already starts in the 1970s,
when he became the lead singer of Orchestre Baobab, and was responsible of one of
their biggest hits ever, Mohamadou Bamba (1980).
Due to artistic differences with other members of Baobab, Thione left and established
his own band, le Raam-Daan (=crawling to reach your goal). His younger
brother, Mapenda Seck, who was also a singer in Baobab, joined him soon. He won much acclaim in Senegal throughout the 1980s, but given the media landscape in this country, it was difficult to get out of the shadow of the predominant position taken by Youssou N'Dour. Thione's musical style is recognisable, his "cool", melodic way of singing floats over the frenetic mbalax rhythms counterpointed by energetic sabar percussion. In 2003, he recorded an album with oriental influences, mainly Indian, as he always liked to listen to Indian film music. This album has been released on CD in 2005. Born: in Dakar Style: Mbalax |  |
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Remix Collection | 2006 | Wal Fadjri | |
| Orientissime | 2005 | Cantos | Also released as Orientation on Stern's STCD 1100 |
| Orientissimo | 2003 | Syllart | Cassette production |
| Boul Doff | 2002 | Origines SA | |
| Allo Petit | 2001 | Djoniba Productions | |
| Live: XV Anniversary | 2000 | Djoniba Productions | |
| Favori | 2000 | Syllart SYLAF 96081 | |
| Daaly | 1997 | Stern's STCD 1070 | Previously released on Syllart (1996) |
| Yow! | 1990 | Syllart 8398 | |
| Le pouvoir d'un coeur pur | 1988 | Stern's ST 1023 | |
| Chauffeur Bi | 1980 | Valerie VAL 002 | LP by Thione Seck et son ensemble |
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