Cheick Tidiane Seck

{{Short description|Malian musician and composer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Cheick Tidiane Seck

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| birth_name = Cheick Amadou Tidiane Seck

| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|12|11}}{{in lang|fr}} http://www.africahit.com/news/index-mod-article-cat-maliguinee-article-962.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722075028/http://www.africahit.com/news/index-mod-article-cat-maliguinee-article-962.htm# |date=July 22, 2011 }}

| birth_place = Ségou, Mali

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| origin = Bamako, Mali

| instrument = Keyboards
Vocals

| genre = African music
Jazz
South African jazz

| occupation = Musician, arranger, composer

| years_active = Early 1970s – present

| label = Universal Jazz France, Because Music

| associated_acts = Les Ambassadeurs, Super Rail Band, Gorillaz

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Cheick Tidiane Seck (born December 11, 1953) is a Malian musician, arranger and composer. He has written for and played with African artists including Fela Kuti, Mory Kanté, Salif Keita, Youssou N'Dour and for jazz bands (Hank Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater). He has also collaborated with musicians Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, Rocket Juice & the Moon) and Mamadou Diabate (Masaba Kan).

== Discography ==

• Sarala (Verve, 1995) with jazz pianist Hank Jones
• MandinGroove (2003)
• Sabaly (2008)
• Guerrier (2013)
• Timbuktu - The Music of Randy Weston{{Cite web|title=Timbuktu - The Music of Randy Weston, by Cheick Tidiane Seck|url=https://themusicofproject.bandcamp.com/album/timbuktu-the-music-of-randy-weston|access-date=2021-08-17|website=The Music Of Project}} (2018)