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Hamidou Touré (Séta Touré)

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About The Artist

Eras: 1994-2021 \| 1948-1993 In Memoriam: Séta Touré Reference: Sources

Séta Touré: Douna (2000)	1994-2021: Solo 2021: Séta Touré passes away on February 4. 2015: Séta Touré co-writes a song on son Daby Touré's album Amonafi. 2012: Séta Touré performs vocals on son Daby Touré's album Lang(u)age. 2000: Séta Touré continues his solo success with second solo album Douna. 1994: Hamidou Touré adopts the name Séta Touré and releases successful solo album Africa, later reissued as L'Album.


Touré Kunda: Salam (1990)	1948-1993: Beginnings To Touré Kunda 1991: Hamidou Touré leaves Touré Kunda after tenth album and second live album Sounké. 1990: The four Touré brothers of Touré Kunda release ninth album Salam, featuring a return to the group’s musical roots. 1989: Hamidou Touré joins Touré Kunda. 1976: Hamidou Touré creates the Xumaru orchestra and continues to direct the group for 15 years, and during that time works with the group Yillenkare to support Soninké culture. 1969: Hamidou Touré joins La Troupe Internationale De Mauritanie and participates in the Panafrican Festivals of Algiers and Tunis. 1966: Hamidou Touré studies nursing in Nouackchott, Mauritania, while also working on music and mastering percussion skills. 1948: Hamidou Touré (later Séta Touré) is born 1948-02-10 in Mauritania.


Hamidou Touré (Séta Touré) Photo: Thierry Caron Source: Facebook - Touré Kunda - Post 2021-02-04 Hamidou Touré (Séta Touré) Photo: (Unknown) Source: Facebook - Daby Touré - Post 2021-02-06	In Memoriam - Hamidou Touré (Séta Touré) Hamidou Touré passed away on February 4, 2021. Hamidou Touré was interred in Nouakchott, Mauritania, where he grew up with his maternal family. Touré Kunda post 2021-02-04 (French): Chers amis (es), chers fans, C'est avec une immense tristesse que nous vous annonçons la disparition de Hamidou “ Seta “ Toure, ce matin, le 4 février 2021 , des suites d’une longue maladie. Notre grand frère membre de Toure Kunda a participé aux albums “Salam” & “Sounke”. Nous pensons particulièrement à sa femme et ses enfants. Toure Kunda English translation (via Google.com Translate, modified): Dear friends, dear fans, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hamidou “Seta” Toure, this morning, February 4, 2021, following a long illness. Our big brother, member of Toure Kunda, participated in the albums “Salam” & “Sounke”. We are thinking particularly of his wife and children. Toure Kunda Links: Facebook – Touré Kunda - Post 2021-02-04 (French) Facebook – Daby Touré - Post 2021-02-06 (French) Kewoulo.info - Article 2021-02-04 (French) Senego.com - Article 2021-02-16 (French)


Séta Touré: L'Album (1996)	Sources Personal collection and notes Various articles and other media ----- Stephen Smith, The Touré Kunda Discography (http://toure-kunda.neocities.org)


Discography

Artist titles: Studio & Live Albums \| Singles Other titles: VA Compilations \| Guest Appearances \| Promotional Materials
Séta Touré: Douna (2000)	Studio & Live Albums - Full Details Séta Touré: Douna (2000) Séta Touré: Africa (1994), L'Album (1996-06) Singles - Full Details Séta Touré: "Soma" / "Diamma" (1999) Séta Touré: "Yakhareke" / "Sah" (1996) Séta Touré: "Naye" / "Kaira" (1994) Various Artists Compilations - Full Details Various: Planet Africa 2... (1996-06-11), Planète Afrique 2... (1996) Guest Appearances - Full Details Daby Touré: Amonafi (2015-09-18) Daby Touré: Lang(u)age (2012-06-11) Promotional Materials - Full Details (See details for listing.)


Studio & Live Albums

CD 5" album CD 5" album (Promo)	Séta Touré: Douna (2000) CD 5" album / EMI/Audio Speed Music / 7243 5312262 1 / France (Promo, cardboard sleeve) CD 5" album / EMI/Audio Speed Music / 7243 5312252 2 / France (Price code: PM 806) (Digipack) Description: Second album. Produced by Jérôme Kerner, Patrice Courtois, and MB Rolland. All songs written by Hamidou Séta Touré with arrangements by others. Actual release date unknown but on or before 2001-01-16. Séta's son Daby Touré, of Touré Touré, performs acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "Yafomi", "Boundi", "Soma", "Dental", "Mandela", and "Diamma". "Mandela" includes elements of "Rellerrio" from previous album Africa. Musicians: Séta Touré (vocals, percussion), Bobby Jocky (bass), Yann Cortella (drums), Don Dieu Divin (keyboards), Frédéric Savio (keyboards), Patrice Courtois (drum programming), Benjamin "Benja" (percussion), Bruno Dandrimont (guitar), Daby Touré (acoustic guitar, background vocals), Constance (background vocals). Tracks: Yafomi Boundi Soma Tagande Séréké Djinnabé Dental Mandela Fouta Diamma Adouna


Africa CD 5" album (BMG/Uno Mundo) Africa Cassette album (BMG/Uno Mundo) Africa CD 5" album (Africa Productions) L'Album CD 5" album	Séta Touré: Africa (1994) Séta Touré: L'Album (1996-06) Africa - CD 5" album / BMG/Uno Mundo / 74321208352 / France (Price code: BM 650) Africa - Cassette album / BMG/Uno Mundo / 74321208354 / France Africa - CD 5" album / Africa Productions / APC 9910 / France (Reissue 1999) L'Album - CD 5" album / Misslin/WMD / 612 500 / France (Price code: WM 329) Description: First album. Africa and L'Album are the same except that L'Album includes an additional remixed, shorter version of "Yakhareke". The cassette release excludes "Yakhareke". Touré Kunda previously performed "Rellerrio" live for Nelson Mandela and France President François Mitterrand on 1990-06-07 at Place du Trocadéro in Paris. Musicians: Hamidou "Séta" Touré (vocals, percussion), Francois Amadou Corea (guitars), Noël Ekuabi (bass guitar), Boby Atangana (drums), Serge Munurea (keyboards), Christophe Dautray (horns), Hervé Michinet (horns), Ron Messa (horns), Glenn Feris (horns), Brad Wheeler (horns), Assitan Dambele (background vocals), Diéné Doumbia (background vocals). Tracks (L'Album): Wonni Come Yakhareke (L'Album version) Naye Coumba Nename Sah Soy Rellerrio Africa Kaira Yakhareke (version originale) (Africa version)


Singles

CD 5" single	Séta Touré: "Soma" / "Diamma" (1999) CD 5" single / Audio Speed Music / ASM1 / France (Promo) Description: Promotional single featuring "Soma" and "Diamma" from Douna.


CD 5" single	Séta Touré: "Yakhareke" / "Sah" (1996) CD 5" single / Misslin/WMD / DME 16S / France Description: Remix version of "Yakhareke", along with "Sah", both from L'Album.


CD 5" single	Séta Touré: "Naye" / "Kaira" (1994) CD 5" single / BMG/Uno Mundo / 74321208342 / France (Price code: BM 690) Description: Both tracks from Africa.


Various Artists Compilations

Planète Afrique 2: Le Meilleur De La Musique Africaine CD 5" album Planète Afrique 2 CD 5" album	Various: Planète Afrique 2: Le Meilleur De La Musique Africaine (1996-06-11) CD 5" album (2) / Virgin/Déclic / 8416242 / France Various: Planète Afrique 2 (1996-06-11) CD 5" album (2) / Sony/Déclic / B 10202 / France Description: African music compilation. Includes Séta Touré's "Yakhareke" (L'Album version).


Guest Appearances

CD 5" album	Daby Touré: Amonafi (2015-09-18) CD 5" album / Cumbancha / CMB-CD-35 / US Description: Studio album. Includes Hamidou Touré as co-writer with Bacary Waiga and Daby Touré on "Khone". See Daby Touré: Studio & Live Albums for more information.


CD 5" album	Daby Touré: Lang(u)age (2012-06-11) CD 5" album / Polydor / 279 979 6 / France Description: Studio album. Includes Séta Touré performing vocals on "Papillon". Daby Touré is Séta Touré's son. See Daby Touré: Studio & Live Albums for more information about the album.


Promotional Materials

Photo: Thierry Caron	Séta Touré (1996-05-11) Description: Location unknown. Photograph by Thierry Caron. Original file names: "img_2150.jpg" (2003-08-12). Source: Galerie du Cosom website (www.ville-noisiel.fr/cgi-bin/cosom/auditorium/artiste.asp?Code=364) (no longer exists)