Thione Seck

Thione Seck
Seck performing in 2011
Background information
Birth nameThione Seck
BornMarch 12, 1955
Dakar, Senegal
DiedMarch 14, 2021 (aged 66)
Dakar, Senegal
GenresMbalax
InstrumentVocals
Years active1970–2021

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.

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