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Les Blues du fleuve 2026 and associated music projects

This dossier follows the announced programme for Les Blues du fleuve 2026 and associated projects, without presenting planned performances as completed.

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Where things stand

Reports published on 29 October announce Thione Seck covers by Baaba Maal and Wally Seck with Marva Music.

Baaba Maal and Wally Seck prepare Thione Seck covers

Baaba Maal and Wally Seck are preparing covers of Thione Seck's repertoire with Marva Music, according to reports published on 29 October 2026. The project accompanies Senegal's Les Blues du fleuve festival.

Baaba Maal in June 2011. Archive photograph; it does not depict the project announced in 2026.
Baaba Maal in June 2011. Archive photograph; it does not depict the project announced in 2026. — Tom Beetz / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ ; 20 juin 2011 ; sans modification.

The festival is announced for 4–6 December in Podor and Ndioum. A preview is scheduled for 27 November at Dakar's Daniel-Sorano National Theatre.

Marva Group head Mamadou Diop has not disclosed the selected songs. Marva Music is the group's production company, and the group also plans technical support for the festival.

The project brings together Baaba Maal and Wally Seck, Thione Seck's son. The November and December events remain upcoming engagements.

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