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Cheick Tidiane Seck (Keyboard, guitar, vocals)
Alioune Wade (Bass)
Conti-Bilong (Drums)
Guimba Kouyaté (Guitar)
Adama Dembélé (Balafon, djembe, bara)
Kabiné Kouyaté (Singing)
The good humor and the infectious joy of music naturally accompany this Malian established in Paris since the mid-80s. A disciple of Jimmy Smith, equally at ease on the Mandinka terrain when it comes to honoring his roots that in the hard branch of jazz (he is alongside Hank Jones on his legendary album "Sarala") or alongside Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul or Jimmy Cliff, he even contributed to the avant-garde of the jungle London. After having brilliantly directed the album “Red Earth” by Dee Dee Bridgewater and that of the Malian diva Oumou Sangaré, Cheick recently produced a magnificent acoustic album, entirely recorded in Bamako, with prestigious guests Toumani Diabaté, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Oumou Sangaré, Amadou & Mariam, and Manu Dibango, around a sextet formation reflecting an insolent musical freedom. Cheick's music simply eloquently celebrates the greatness of Malian music. It is with this project that he returns to us, wishing to introduce us to a young singer, representing the future and the hope of her country.