Mar Seck

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙈𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙭 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢, 𝙈𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙠’𝙨 𝙑𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙛 1980𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.

A founding member of No.1 de Dakar and Orchestre Laye Thiam, Mar Seck made his solo mark during a period of intense musical innovation in post-independence Senegal. Originally released in 1980 and virtually impossible to find today, *Vagabonde* captures the softer side of this golden era with bittersweet melodies, lilting brass lines, and storytelling lyrics sung in Wolof and French.

Seck’s delivery is effortlessly soulful, straddling Afro-Cuban balladry, folk-pop, and early mbalax. Tracks like “Yaye Boye” and “Ana Yaye” reflect his unique ability to balance social commentary with romantic introspection, while the title track "Vagabonde" glides on delicate horns and a slow-burning groove.

Faithfully restored and remastered by Teranga Beat, this edition brings *Vagabonde* back into circulation with liner notes contextualizing Seck’s influence on Dakar’s music scene. A crucial document of an overlooked voice whose reach shaped Senegal’s transition into its most iconic sound.