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Mory Kanté, nicknamed Griot électrique, was a Guinean singer born on 29 March 1950 in Albadaria, Guinea. He performed pop music and blues, playing the kora, voice and drum kit, and his career began in 1971. He spoke French, and his music has been tagged as world and African.
He died of a chronic condition, from natural causes, on 22 May 2020 in Conakry.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A Paris
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Film & TV
Acting · Albadaria, Guinea
Mory Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, was the best-selling African record of its time. Kanté was born in Albadaria, French Guinea (a part of French West Africa…
Known for
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- Les Enfants de la Pop 80's — Self (archive footage)2012
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Victoires de la musique — Self1985
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Guinea
- Active from
- 1950
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
- N'Diarabi1982
- A Paris1984
- 10 Cola Nuts1986
- Akwaba Beach1987
- Yé Ké Yé Ké1987
- Tama1988
- Bankiero1990
- Touma1990
- Nongo Village1994
- Tatebola1996
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 80,853
- Total plays
- 395,262
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Mory Kanté (born in Kissidougou, Guinea, on 29 March 1950; died 22 May 2020) was an acclaimed Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He is best remembered internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, was the best-selling African record of its time. Kanté was born into one of Guinea's best known families of griot (hereditary) musicians. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1950-03-29 ) 29 March 1950, Albadaria , French Guinea
- Died
- 22 May 2020 (2020-05-22) (aged 70), Conakry , Guinea
- Genres
- Afro-pop Griot house Islamic technopop world
- Occupations
- Singer, songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals, kora
- Years active
- 1971–2020
- Website
- www .morykante .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Guinea
- Place of birth
- Kissidougou Prefecture
- Place of death
- Conakry
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Official website
- www.morykante.com
- Image
- Mory Kanté.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1950-03-29
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-05-22
- cause of death
- chronic condition
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Mory Kanté
- nickname
- Griot électrique
- social media followers
- 13700
- name in native language
- Mory Kanté
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Encyclopedic overview
Mory Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, was the best-selling African record of its time.
Early life
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