Vocalist, songwriter, percussionist and luthier, was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in a family of musicians.

He grew up listening to the songs of his mother, mix Fullah and Mandingo, and assimilating the rhythms that his grandfather played on the drums, experiences that have marked his musical identity.

From an early age Seydu was an integrant of the ” Sierraleonean National Dance Troupe “, founded by his grandfather.

With this troupe he traveled to Nigeria where he lived in the commune of Fela Kuti.