PUPPA LËK SÈN
Discography
Sweet & Tuff
As always on the reggae road, the release of Puppa Lëk Sèn’s 5th album « Sweet & Tuff » comes soon!
The album « Sweet & Tuff » evokes the turbulences of life, sometimes harsh sometimes softer. Human conditions in African make Puppa Lëk Sèn sing, his music is engaged and genuine. Like a missionary, he continues to transmit Rasta culture to new generations.
Puppa Lëk Sèn has in store two new featuring! With Ilements & Cédric Myton of the Congos!
Puppa Lëk Sèn has enjoyed a lot making this album, let’s hope the feeling will spread!
Album in collaboration with Coco Roots (Beatmaker), Christophe LAXENAIRE (Keyboard), Laurent PENA VIEIRA (Drums), Vi-Avelino (Guitar), Skunky Skanky (Guitar), Valess Assouan (Bass guitar), Makéda (Chorus), Ilements and the legendary Cédric Myton of the Congos ...
>> MEDLEY <<
The production is signed by JAHSEN CREATION.
ALBUM RELEASED FEB 5, 2016!
EP Selected for THE ALBUM of THE YEAR 2015!
Lift up your head
Puppa LËK SÈN is a touching, strong and free man, known for breaking taboos in order to establish respect. When he went back to his native village Ngor, he would only widespread nothing else but the reality of what he had seen in Europe. Moved by his experience, Puppa LËK SÈN steps in into the stage like a lion, in order to make an appeal to consciousness! In this title “Lift up your head”, he encourages his brothers and sisters in Africa to preserve their dignity, “to loose their chains” which have become so familiar, to be proud of their values…
This single marks the return to roots, enriched by the Jamaican Sound System culture, to which he is very close. Puppa LËK SÈN comes from hip hop, he was revealed by RFI in 2007 with his band “SSK”; since then his inspirations have been sailing between reggae, world music, African blues and urban music. Eight years after his departure from Senegal, he proposes a 100% hip hop track, written in Jamaican language to pay tribute to Marcus Garvey and to Jamaican people, respectful of their African origins.
Production, Realization, Copyright by Ngor Island Records & JAHSEN CREATION
SINGLE DIGITAL RELEASED MAY 5, 2015
Silmakha
Silmakha, means the Blind in Wolof.
Thissingle, written by Puppa LEK SEN, pays tribute to the bravery of children of blind people in Africa. Their entire life is dedicated to their parents « They are their eyes, their guides, their arms… ».
The ambiance created contrasts naturally with the lyrics, like a hymn to encourage these children.
Puppa Lëk Sèn signs this single, a subtle mix of African Blues, Reggae, of Senegalese Rythms, supported by a calabash and of dance, which he calls the « Kannassu music » (Crazy music).
This song was written and composed by Puppa Lëk Sèn - singing, guitar, calabash , drums - and Christophe Laxenaire - keyboard, bass guitar.
Production, Realization, Copyright by JAHSEN CREATION
SINGLE DIGITAL RELEASED JAN 29, 2015
Jaam Dong
On 9 June 2014, Puppa Lëk Sèn will present « Jaam Dong » (Only peace), a new album where Lëk Sèn clearly defines his style and discourse. Often identified among the artists who cannot be categorized that we happy to class everywhere (African Blues, World, Reggae, Afrobeat, Rap, …), Lëk Sèn moves in his album towards the source of his inspirations, « Reggae » music. His identity and inspirations remain intact and Lëk Sèn remains as active and a source of renewal as before. He is musically inspired by Burning Spear, Groundation and the legendary Joseph HILL, his lyrics advocate the discourse of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Emperor Hailé Sélassie Jah Rastafari for the African union and peace in the world.
For the album “Jaam Dong” Lëk Sèn reunited Vi-Avelino (Guitar), Laurent PENA VIEIRA (Drums), Christophe LAXENAIRE (Keyboard), Ousmane KALIL KOUYATE (Kora), William HOUNTONDJI (Copper), Coco Roots (Beatmaker) and invited LEXON (Vocals), Julia SARR (Chorus) and Méta DIA (Vocals) for featuring.
A production by JAHSEN CREATION
JUNE 9, 2014
Selected for THE ALBUM of THE YEAR 2014 & THE REGGAE VICTORIES 2015 !
"Kayaman" song won the "Public Award" organised by Irie Magazine !
100% of the benefits will be donated to a music school, in favor of the children in his native village Ngor (Senegal). More
Hope Inna Afreeka
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Few months after the release of « Tomorrow » in 2013, album greeted with rave reviews from the World Music critics, LËK SÈN, restless creator, is already presenting his new album « Hope Inna Afreeka ». Produced in collaboration with the association JAHSEN CREATION he created to make his dream come true: one day he would come back in his country with know-how and means. To realize his project LËK SÈN (lead vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums Calebasse) gathers MAGOU SAMB (Guitar), MAKEDA (Vocals), BLONDIN (Guitar Bass), YOUNG REG (Vocals), OUSMANE KALIL KOUYATE (Kora), LAMINE N’DIAYE (Djembe, Vocals), VI-AVELINO (Guitar, Vocals), ADRIEN BIELHER (Guitar), YVO ABADI (Drums), to present a new Album: « Urban Blues »…
A production by JAHSEN CREATION
Tomorrow
JANUARY, 2013
Spotted by and selected by France INTER the album will benefit from very good reviews from the BBC to Mondomix, RFI and Vibrations, placing immediately the young singer as an original and essential artist for the current productions. In 2012 the young Senegalese continues his musical venture with a new album « Tomorrow » foreseen for 28 January 2013 on Chapter Two / Wagram label.
Always surrounded at production by Yvo and Miguel from Louxor Station, as well as FX, sound engineer. Will be present the musicians from his first album, with some nice guests such as the guitarist Amadou Bagayogo, the singer Julila Sarr or the legendary Jamaican singer Clinton Fearon, to name a few, but also featuring Blitz The Ambassador or Harrisson Stafford (Groundation). Without never disregarding this so particular afro-folk-blues style that characterizes him, reggae – another of Lëk Sèn’s facets – will have an important part in this new album. An album that should establish the singer among the essential names of the World Music.
A production by CHAPTER TWO
Ranked 2nd in the Reggae music award 2014, category “AFRICAN REGGAE ALBUM OF THE YEAR"
Burn
OCTOBER, 2010
Based since then in Paris, Lëk Sèn works on his own guitar compositions, in a more acoustic style with afro-folk-blues sounds and tinted with his sound and touching voice.
His first album « Burn » is released in October 2010 on Makasound label. Written jointly with LËK SÈN, Yvo Abadi, Miguel Saboga and Adrien Behler, the album gathers also some prestigious and inspired musicians, such as Julia Sarr (Lokua Kanza, Youssou N’dour, Femi Kuti…), Mehdi Haddad (Ekova, Speed Caravan), Jeff Kellner (Souad Massi, Tony Allen…), Boubacar Dembélé (Amadou et Mariam), or Kiddus I (Jamaican reggae legend from the 70’s).
A production by MAKASOUND
Title "Rebel Blues" was released in "Safe House" with Denzel Washington movie in 2012,
Joc Bala Nacc
2007
1st album with his SSK Group.
A production by LOUXOR STATION
Finalist RFI 2007 //
The title "Dance All" was chosen for an ad with Usain Bolt in 2010,