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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZSECK, Mansour(b '55, Podor, Senegal) Singer, guitarist, composer, griot. A Peul (Fulani) as opposed to Wolof (the tribe most often associated with Senegalese music, cf. Youssou N'Dour); joint winner of La Coupe D'Or with Ousegnou Gueye in Dakar '72. He plays American steel-strung guitar in an African style infl. by Pape Djaan as well as local players of the khallam (lute/banjo); notable appearances in duo with Baaba Maal (he was the first Peul to experiment with electric guitar); they were both in band Dende Lenol (voice of the people). They both play on albums N'der Fouta Tooto Vol. 1 '94 on Sterns and Baayo on Mango. Mansour suffers a form of hereditary blindness, which does not prevent him from touring in West Africa as well as Europe, especially Paris. Yelayo '97 on Stern's had just Seck, hoddo, kora, bass, percussion and two women singers, weaving magical music. |