Music & Performing Arts

Laba Sosseh

Afro-Cuban singer and composer

1943–2007

Laba Sosseh was a Gambian-born singer and composer whose career linked Senegambia with the Afro-Cuban music world. Born in Bathurst, he performed in Dakar and Abidjan and later recorded in New York. His work included Super Star de Dakar, Salsa Africana recordings and a collaboration with Africando.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Joined the Super Star de Dakar project in 1962.

02Contributed to Africando's Baloba! album in 1998.

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Laba Sosseh biography 02Frank Bessem artist profile

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