Laba Sosseh
Laba Badara Sosseh (born March 12, 1943 in Bathurst , † September 20, 2007 in Dakar , Senegal ) was a Senegambian salsa musician .
Life
Laba Sosseh was born in the capital of the later West African state of Gambia. His father was Senegalese and his mother was Gambian. In the early 1960s he went to Dakar, Senegal, and in 1966 took part in the 1st World Music and Arts Festival, where he was a celebrated musician. Sosseh was fluent in Spanish, Creole, and several Cuban dialects. Inspired by Cuban music of the 1940s and 1950s, he sang salsa music and played with Ibra Kassel , a later founding member of the Super Etoile de Dakar , in various clubs in Dakar and in the region. For a while he was a member of the Star Band du Dakar group .
In 1990 he, who is dubbed the “King of African Salsa”, was the first African artist to be honored in Havana , Cuba for his musical work with “The Gold Disc” .
Sosseh died in September 2007 at the age of 64 after a long illness in a private clinic in Dakar.
Discography
- 1992 Laba Sosseh (SAR)
- 1995 Roberto Torres Presenta (SAR)
- 2001 El maestro [40 ans de Salsa] (Africa Productions)
Web links
- Great Senegambian singer Laba Sosseh dies at 66 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Obituary in the “Senegambia News” from September 21, 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on Laba Sosseh in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sosseh, Laba |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sosseh, Laba Badara (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegambian salsa musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bathurst |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 2007 |
| Place of death | Dakar , Senegal |