Shortly About MC
MC Seye is an African artist born in 1980 in Thiès (Senegal). His mother, from Gambia, and his father, from Senegal, called him Mohammed. However, his close friends in Ngor shout "MC !" or "Gambian !" whenever they cross his path. He grew up in Thiès and went to school until he turned 15. After what he started to work to support his family. He went through different jobs such as construction worker, taxi driver, etc. It is only in his twenties that he discovered his artistic vocation, initially as a wood carver and later as a painter. He speaks fluently Wolof, Mandinka, Fula and English. He defends himself in French. Mohammed Seye lives now in Ngor at a 15 minute swim from Ngor island. He traveled 3 times to Europe and had a chance to visit Germany and the Netherlands.