# Sesenne

> Dame Marie Selipha Descartes, DBE, SLMM, BEM, best known as Sesenne, was a Saint Lucian singer and cultural icon. Singing in her native patois language, at a time when authorities barred its use, Sesenne developed a wide following in the rural area in which she grew up. Patronage by St. Lucia's first woman legislator led to the singer's "discovery" by a cultural preservationist, who in turn introduced Sesenne to an American anthropologist to make recordings of her songs.

*Saint Lucian singer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sesenne

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Saint Lucia
- **Born:** 1914-03-28
- **Died:** 2010-08-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Dame Marie Selipha Descartes, DBE, SLMM, BEM, best known as Sesenne, was a Saint Lucian singer and cultural icon. Singing in her native patois language, at a time when authorities barred its use, Sesenne developed a wide following in the rural area in which she grew up. Patronage by St. Lucia's first woman legislator led to the singer's "discovery" by a cultural preservationist, who in turn introduced Sesenne to an American anthropologist to make recordings of her songs.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.0

## Sources
- [Sesenne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesenne)
- [Sesenne](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesenne)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/03d7614f-2134-4b65-932e-ec0fd70e314e)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7456036)

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