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Early life and family A griot, Sosseh was born in Bathurst, British Gambia (now Banjul, the Gambia) on 12 March 1943.

Laba Badara Sosseh was a Gambian son and salsa singer and composer.

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Laba Badara Sosseh; Labba Sosseh or Laba Sosseh (born March 12, 1943 in Bathurst now Banjul, Gambia, died September 20, 2007 in Dakar, Senegal) was a Senegalese son and salsa singer and composer. According to Abdoulaye Saine of Miami University, Sosseh is regarded as "the greatest salsa singer of his generation and perhaps of all time in Senegambia Major."

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dbo:abstract	Laba Badara Sosseh (* 12. März 1943 in Bathurst; † 20. September 2007 in Dakar, Senegal) war ein senegambischer Salsa-Musiker. (de) Laba Badara Sosseh; Labba Sosseh or Laba Sosseh (born March 12, 1943 in Bathurst now Banjul, Gambia, died September 20, 2007 in Dakar, Senegal) was a Senegalese son and salsa singer and composer. According to Abdoulaye Saine of Miami University, Sosseh is regarded as "the greatest salsa singer of his generation and perhaps of all time in Senegambia Major." (en) Laba Sosseh ou Labah Sosseh, né le 12 mars 1943 à Bathurst en Gambie, • b. Laba Badara Sosseh, 12 March 1943, Bathurst, Gambia; d. 21 September 2007, Dakar, Senegal. Laba Badara Sosseh, the son of a Senegalese mother and a Gambian father, was born in Bathurst, which was renamed Banjul, in 1973. This is the capital of The Gambia at that time, a British colony. He is considered one of the most important musical innovators in Senegambia. He grew up listening Cuban dance music during the ’40s, and ’50s. Johnny Pacheco was a favorite of his and he is well-known for imitating the Dominican bandleader’s style. He was born to a family of praise singers and played the sabarrdrum at traditional ceremonies. Later, he joined the Foyer Jazz Band and began singing popular Latin songs and African Jazz dance numbers. Laba was with his father, a civil aircraft worker, in the early 1960s when he was transferred to Dakar airport, Senegal. He joined the Star Band de Dakar which was founded by Ibra Kassa in 1960 as the house grupp at his Miami nightclub cel

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Laba Badara Sosseh (* 12. März 1943 in Bathurst; † 20. September 2007 in Dakar, Senegal) war ein senegambischer Salsa-Musiker. (de)
Laba Badara Sosseh; Labba Sosseh or Laba Sosseh (born March 12, 1943 in Bathurst now Banjul, Gambia, died September 20, 2007 in Dakar, Senegal) was a Senegalese son and salsa singer and composer. According to Abdoulaye Saine of Miami University, Sosseh is regarded as "the greatest salsa singer of his generation and perhaps of all time in Senegambia Major." (en)
Laba Sosseh ou Labah Sosseh, né le 12 mars 1943 à Bathurst en Gambie,

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b. Laba Badara Sosseh, 12 March 1943, Bathurst, Gambia; d. 21 September 2007, Dakar, Senegal. Laba Badara Sosseh, the son of a Senegalese mother and a Gambian father, was born in Bathurst, which was renamed Banjul, in 1973. This is the capital of The Gambia at that time, a British colony. He is considered one of the most important musical innovators in Senegambia. He grew up listening Cuban dance music during the ’40s, and ’50s. Johnny Pacheco was a favorite of his and he is well-known for imitating the Dominican bandleader’s style. He was born to a family of praise singers and played the sabarrdrum at traditional ceremonies. Later, he joined the Foyer Jazz Band and began singing popular Latin songs and African Jazz dance numbers. Laba was with his father, a civil aircraft worker, in the early 1960s when he was transferred to Dakar airport, Senegal. He joined the Star Band de Dakar which was founded by Ibra Kassa in 1960 as the house grupp at his Miami nightclub cel