Take one singer ripened on the Senegalese hip-hop scene, Lëk Sèn, add a pai… Read Full Bio ↴Take one singer ripened on the Senegalese hip-hop scene, Lëk Sèn, add a pair of seasoned, eclectic producers, then slowly macerate together for over a year, taking care to leave the studio doors open to any new ideas passing by. And there you have the modular, empirical recipe used to cook up the album Burn.

For the ingredients to work their alchemy, Lëk Sèn needed to be at ease in front of the microphone singing very different musical material from what he was used to. His relationship of trust with his partners played a crucial role: he was accompanied by the same team that had worked on the album of his group SSK, which was a finalist at the RFI Découvertes in 2007.

Extra spice came from a selection of guests from diverse backgrounds: Amadou Bagayoko was there (without Mariam) to add a Malian flavour with his guitar, Medhi Haddad with his creative oud, the veteran Jamaican Kiddus I, and chorus singer Julia Sarr performing alongside all those African stars.

Without ever meeting him, Sèn encounters Tiken Jah Fakoly version 2010: some tracks in their respective albums are undeniable cousins. But although both emphasize an acoustic atmosphere influenced by reggae and share a similar sound (the Ivoirian singer’s sound engineer did the mixing on Burn), the Senegalese man’s songs are more wild and raw, at times heavy with rock and at others hypnotic, like in Massamba.

The vocals are deep and slightly nasal, something like Shaggy, the guitar rhythms provide the structure, and the omnipresent percussion mostly does a good job replacing the drums, with a Mellotron discreetly filling in the background.

No need to add flavour enhancer, the ingredients taste good enough on their own.

Chant
Lëk Sèn Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Chant' by these artists:

Anaïs Mitchell Low, keep your head, keep your head low Oh, you gotta…
André De Shields & Hadestown Original Broadway Company Now everybody knows that walls have ears Is it true? (Is…
Author feat. June Miller & Rider Shafique 7 windows to the world 7 deadly sins as I search…
Bim Sherman Meets Horace Andy & U. Black Cabhayeye, cabhayeye Uzokhula nini Ngizokhula kusasa Cabhaye…
Chant Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae: Vita, dulcedo, et spes n…
Demons & Wizards (0:48) (Instrumental)…
Donald A. Rubinstein Les rennes sont meilleurs que les hommes Sven, ami, qu'en pe…
H.F.L La rue je la vénère pas Elle m'a causé plus de…
Hadestown Now everybody knows that walls have ears Is it true? (Is…

Jah Cure SELASSIE I JAH RASTAFAR I A spectacular and jah cure ETHIOPI…
Jane French I sleep with my eyes open Because I don't trust a…
Jimmy There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started …
K-South Peanut butter whiskey in a rusty glass Discussing forex and …
M.E.T.A Ummm, it's a no look (Easy) Shit we producing boy it…
Macklemore & Tones And I They told me that I vanished They told me that I…
Margaritas Podridas Now it's the end Let her go in peace Now it's the…
Mr. MPH Your body, my body Everybody work your body Your body, my bo…
N.A.D.M.A. Comme on souffre à vivre loin …
Original Broadway Cast of Hadestown Now everybody knows that walls have ears Is it true? (Is…
P.I.L. Voice moaning in a speaker Never really get too close Only…
P.win त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव, त्वमेव बंधुश्च सखा त्वमेव त्वमेव …
Paul Smith Te lucis ante términum, rerum Creátor, póscimus, ut sólita c…
Peter Bradley Adams Call on the rain and drown out my eyes and…
Public Image Ltd Voice moaning in a speaker Never really get too close Only…
Public Image Ltd. Voice moaning in a speaker Never really get too close Only a…
Roland Cazimero There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started …
rotten daisies Now it's the end Let her go in peace Now it's the…
Sipho Mabuse I remember the day when I heard the sound of…
Slapshot Boston, Mass. is the rippen'ist town Don't smoke, don't drin…
The Brothers Cazimero There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started …
The Dignity of Labour Chaos in the friendly skies Liberty did shield her eyes An…
The Doug Anthony Allstars The carnal carnival is in town I think I'm going…
The Hawaiians There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started …
The Merry Thoughts Put it down: A confession for the charge sheet Or if you'd…
Todd Rundgren We can't turn back the clock But we can chant for…
toi toy toi かさぶたの下で何かがちゃんと働いてるもう少し待ってそこからちゃんと生まれ変わるからにがてなものはどこまでも追い…
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Zum zum zum Mama-ye Zum Mama-ye Zum Mama-ye Zum Mama-ye Zum…
Wood and Volk I’m telling you to chant chant chant You’re telling me…
Worlasi Every man be God oo Every man be God oo Every man…
Yellowman Bob Marley Miscellaneous Rastaman Chant Hear the words of th…
Yellowman feat. Anthony B I and I ah chant with tears in I eyes Seh…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Lëk Sèn:

Ana ngeen So démé bay fateliku nadoon lulaay diëmé kanam Woor na yalla…
Jaam May waxou ma ngi doundë ak ya salam May dagou ma…
Ki Kan La Ngandam style lama fëlé fi gnëp né ki kan la…
Life LIFE IS RUFF BUT MUSIC SWEET LORD WE THANK YOU…

Ndobine Ndobino bëgë naaw ,Ndobino Ndobino bëgë naaw mais mumuko Nda…

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