Kante, Mory
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Name (Hebrew)
קאנטה, מורי
Name (Latin)
Kante, Mory
Date of birth
1950-03-29
Date of death
2020-05-22
Associated country
Guinea
Occupation
Musicians
Singers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.(Kanté, Mory; b. 1951, Kissidougou, Guinea)
- His Akwaba Beach [SR] p1987:label (Mory Kante)
- Mory Kante; Guinean singer and musician; b. March 29, 1950; d. Friday [May 22, 2020] in Conakry ( (New York Times WWW site, May 26, 2020) )
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Mory Kanté
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Wikipedia description:
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.
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