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Laba Badara Sosseh was a Gambian son and salsa singer and composer. A griot, Sosseh was born in Bathurst, British Gambia (now Banjul, the Gambia) on 12 March 1943. His family relocated to Dakar because of his father's work at the airport, and Sosseh engaged Dakar's musical scene, which was at the time strongly tilted towards son, rumba and other Cuban rhythms. As a founding member of Dakar's Star Band, he shared the limelight during the late 1960s with several future members of Orchestra Baobab. He also performed with Issa Cissokho's Vedette band.

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  • Laba Badara Sosseh (* 12. März 1943 in Bathurst, heute Banjul, Gambia; † 20. September 2007 in Dakar, Senegal) war ein senegambischer Salsa-Musiker. (de)
  • Laba Badara Sosseh was a Gambian son and salsa singer and composer. A griot, Sosseh was born in Bathurst, British Gambia (now Banjul, the Gambia) on 12 March 1943. His family relocated to Dakar because of his father's work at the airport, and Sosseh engaged Dakar's musical scene, which was at the time strongly tilted towards son, rumba and other Cuban rhythms. As a founding member of Dakar's Star Band, he shared the limelight during the late 1960s with several future members of Orchestra Baobab. He also performed with Issa Cissokho's Vedette band. (en)
  • Laba Sosseh ou Labah Sosseh, né le 12 mars 1943 à Bathurst en Gambie, et mort le 20 septembre 2007 à Dakar, est un chanteur et compositeur de son et de salsa sénégalais d'origine gambienne. Se définissant de son vivant le « chanteur sénégambien », il est le premier disque d'or africain. (fr)
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