At the age of twenty four Seinabo Sey is in a position where the only possible direction is forward. Listening to her music is like hearing contemporary pop music skip a notch and jump straight up to the next level. As a singer and live performer she has few rivals in the
world in 2014.
Seinabo Sey grew up in Sweden and Gambia surrounded by music. At home reggae and Sufi music was the music of choice and her father, legendary West African musician Maudo Sey, introduced her to traditional Senegalese and Gambian music from an early age. As a
teenager Seinabo Sey found her singing voice listening to records by Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Beyonce.
Her debut single »Younger« catapulted Seinabo Sey to the very frontlines of contemporary pop music and attracted considerable attention both in her native Sweden as well as internationally at the time of its release.
»For Madeleine« (named after and dedicated to Sey’s mot...
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At the age of twenty four Seinabo Sey is in a position where the only possible direction is forward. Listening to her music is like hearing contemporary pop music skip a notch and jump straight up to the next level. As a singer and live performer she has few rivals in the
world in 2014.
Seinabo Sey grew up in Sweden and Gambia surrounded by music. At home reggae and Sufi music was the music of choice and her father, legendary West African musician Maudo Sey, introduced her to traditional Senegalese and Gambian music from an early age. As a
teenager Seinabo Sey found her singing voice listening to records by Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Beyonce.
Her debut single »Younger« catapulted Seinabo Sey to the very frontlines of contemporary pop music and attracted considerable attention both in her native Sweden as well as internationally at the time of its release.
»For Madeleine« (named after and dedicated to Sey’s mother) is the continuation, an EP of five songs produced by Magnus Lidehäll where
Seinabo Sey has worked with some of Sweden’s and the world’s most talked-about songwriters at the moment, besides Lidehäll, Vincent Pontare, Salem Al Fakir and Oskar Linnros.
»Younger« and »Hard Time« already sound like classics. »Pistols At Dawn« and »You« are hypnotic pop songs where Seinabo Sey triumphs as a singer in the lower registers. »River« is an intense portrayal of love and break-up backed by fiery gospel choirs. It sounds like
everything and nothing, often both at the same time. As an artist Seinabo Sey has a unique tone of voice that makes her music instantly recognizable. Her music cannot be compared
to anything other than Seinabo Sey.
The live performance adds additional dimensions to Seinabo Sey’s music. Without much ado she manages to convey more as a live performer than artists with far more experience manage to convey during a career.
Less than a year has passed since »Younger« was released. But Seinabo Sey has already become hungry for more. »For Madeleine« presents an artist with the world as her work place and contemporary pop music in the palm of her hand.
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