Song writer, composer, arranger and producer, Senegalese
artst Thiecko, now based in France furrows the roads with
his Taxi Brouss Band spreading the spirit of public transportation in Africa
and offering to all people the roots of reggae brotherhood.
Former keyboard player in Amandla (reggae trio in Senegal in
the 90's) His music evokes with accuracy universal love, faith
and unity, and also sings about evils of politc in Africa.
What we retains especially are the human and social values
that his music defends and his invitaton to be respectul, just,
and have solidarity and tolerance.
Thiecko invite us to travel by sharing a generous music with
captvatIng rythm in wolof bambara, french and english.
Afer his 1st album « Ton combat » released in june 2004, and
afer several concerts in France and Africa, he came back in
2010 with « sayaan » the source in wolof. A CD realised
between France, Dakar and London.
He has shared the stage with Sophia brown in Kingston, Alpha
Blondy, Groundaton, Jamaica All Stars, Pierpoljak, Gérald de
Palmas, Youssou Ndour, Baba Maal, Salif Keita and many
others.
---STAND TALL-----
A highly antcipated album.
During 2 years Thiecko worked on his next albums, which like
previous album in impregnated with travel different cultures
and musical infuences.
With 10 ttles, each with its own character musical
arrangement, and performance, and most especially its
specifc language and theme.
More than twenty musicians from Senegal, Jamaica, France
and Mauritus partcipated in the project »stand tall » which
gives the album a unique character.
Thiecko surrounded himself with great jamaican musicians,
during his escape, such as:
ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE: one of the most prolifc musicians,
who needs no introducton, DEAN FRASER: greatest reggae
saxophonist of all tme, GLEN DACOSTA: the master
saxophonist BOB MARLEY, BONGO HERMAN: legendary
percussionist DANNY "Axeman" THOMPSON: bassist for
BUNNY WAILER, Frankly "BUBBLER" Waul: keyboards for
ZIGGY MARLEY, ALPHA BLONDY, GLEN BROWNE: bassist for
ZIGGY MARLEY, TARRUS RILEY, JIMMY CLIFF, ALVIN
HAUGHTON: percussionist for BURNING SPEAR, JIMMY CLIFF,
BERNARD LAVILLIERS
A duo with Sophia Brown (pearl of jamaica) with the ttle
« stll in my heart »
BOOKING CONTACTS:
Europe:
Johan Livens (English, Dutch, French)
Zoutleeuw, Belgium
Phone: +32 491 370 370 (GMT+1)
Skype: JohanLivens-EW
E-Mail: Johan.Livens@Entertainment-Works.biz
USA:
NanLewis(English)
JacksonvilleBeach, Florida
Phone:+1 904 249 2523 (EST)
Skype:NanLewis-EW
E-Mail: Nan.Lewis@Entertainment-Works.biz