Thione Seck | |
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 Thione Seck, Moers Festival 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thione Seck |
| Born | March 12, 1955 Dakar, Senegal |
| Died | March 14, 2021 (aged 66) Dakar, Senegal |
| Genres | Mbalax |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1970–2021 |
Thione Ballago Seck (March 12, 1955 – March 14, 2021) was a Senegalese singer and songwriter in the mbalakh genre. Seck came from a family of griot singers from the Wolof people of Senegal. He first performed with Orchestre Baobab, but he later formed his own band, Raam Daan, of which he was a member until his death in 2021.