Cheick Tidiane Seck

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Cheick Amadou Tidiane Seck (born December 11, 1953 in Ségou ) is a Malian musician ( keyboards , arrangement and composition).

Act

Seck comes from a family of musicians. In the 1970s he was part of the legendary Rail Band , along with Mory Kanté and Salif Keïta , which was based in the Buffet de l'Hotel de la Gare in Bamako . In 1977 he was on stage with Jimmy Cliff . In 1978 he migrated to Abidjan with part of the band ; then he moved to Paris, where he has been working since 1985. He performed there with musicians such as Keïta, Fela Kuti and Youssou N'Dour , and later also with Manu Dibango , Oumou Sangaré , Toumani Diabaté , Amadou & Mariam and Bassekou Kouyaté . He also wrote film scores and released albums under his own name. There are also collaborations with jazz musicians Hank Jones ( Sarala 1995), Dee Dee Bridgewater ( Red Earth ), Joe Zawinul ( My People ) and Graham Haynes ( Griot Footsteps ) as well as with rock musicians such as Damon Albarn ( Rocket Juice & the Moon ).

Discography

  • 2003: MandinGroove
  • 2008: Sabaly
  • 2013: Guerrier

Filmography

  • Laada (1991, composer)
  • The Ban (1995, composer)
  • Tasuma (2003, composer)
  • Cocody Johnny (2006, performer)
  • Toiles d'araignées (2011, composer)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 , edited by Andy Gregory. Europa Publications Taylor & Francis, 2002, p. 458
personal data
SURNAME Seck, Cheick Tidiane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seck, Cheick Amadou Tidiane (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malinese musician (keyboards, arrangement, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Ségou