DESCRIPTION:
Song writer, composer, arranger, performer and producer, Senegalese artist Thiecko, based in France furrows the roads with his Taxi Brouss Band spreading the spirit of public transportaton in Africa and offering to all people the roots of reggae brotherhood.
Former keyboard player in Amandla (a famous reggae trio in Senegal in the 90's) his music evokes with accuracy universal love, faith and unity, and also sings about evils of politc in Africa.
What we retains especially are the human and social values that his music defends and his invitaton to be respectul, just, and have solidarity and tolerance.
Thiecko invite us to travel by sharing a generous music with captivating rythm in wolof bambara, french and english.
After his 1st album «TON COMBAT» released in june 2004, and after several concerts in France and Africa, he came back in 2010 with «SAYAAN» the source in wolof. A cd realised between France, Dakar and London. « STAND TALL » in 2013, like previous albums in impregnated with travel different cultures and musical infuences.
With 10 titles, each with its own character musical arrangement, and performance, and most especially its specific languages and theme.
More than twenty musicians from Senegal, Jamaica, France and Mauritius participated in the project »Stand tall » which gives the album a unique character.
Thiecko surrounded himself with great jamaican musicians, during his escape, such as: Robbie Shakespeare: one of the most prolifc musicians, who needs no introduction, Dean Frazer: greatest reggae saxophonist of all time, Glen Dacosta: the master saxophonist of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Bongo Herman: legendary percussionist. Danny "Axeman" Thompson: bassist for Bunny Wailer and U-Roy, Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul: keyboards for Ziggy Marley, Alpha Bondy, Glen Browne: bassist for Ziggy Marley, Tarrus Riley, Jimmy Cliff, Alvin Haughton: percussionist for Burning Spear , Jimmy Cliff, Boc's, lead vocal and bass player of Amandla, Suga Guitsy etc...




A duet with Sophia Brown (pearl of jamaica) in the title «still in my heart» and senegalese reggae singer Sun Sooley on «African heroes».
The album was mixed in Kingston by the genius and famous sound ingineer Steven Stanley .
He has shared the stage with Sophia brown in Kingston, Alpha Blondy, Groundaton, Jamaica All Stars, Protoje, Pierpoljak, Gerald de Palmas, Youssou Ndour, Baba Maal, Salif Keita and many others.
"Wise man said won the "Best reggae music video" award of Academia Music Awards in Los Angeles and his single "Not in His Name" was crowned "Best reggae song" by Afrobeat Music Award Germany in 2016.


www.thiecko.com
Contact: 00 33 6 61 54 88 25