Guinea is in mourning. Mory Kanté, who passed away from chronic health problems at 70, was one of Africa’s most influential and legendary artists of the late 20th century. Kanté was a composer and ...
"Still in shock of this very bad news. #MoryKante was my brother. We've been together since the #RailBand and he was truly family. "We lost, the world lost a true icon of #culture #mandingo and ...
A Marseille-based quartet of young West Africans, Ba Cissoko is delighting audiences back 'home' and in Europe. Their debut CD Sabolan is truly novel, but firmly rooted in venerable ancestral ...
Tunis — The summer heat did not prevent crowds of fans from thronging at the Carthage open air Roman Theatre to watch the performance of Mory Kanté, as he opened the Carthage Internal Festival's ...
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, ...
Mory Kanté, a musician from the West African nation of Guinea, made history two decades ago when his song "Yeke Yeke" hit the pop charts in France and launched his international career. Reviewer ...
Mory Kanté, vocalist, kora player and songwriter, whose hit Yéké Yéké was Africa’s first million-selling singleMory Kanté, vocalist, kora player and songwriter, whose hit Yéké Yéké was Africa’s first ...
Dame Vera Lynn, Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, Larry Kramer, Pierre Nkurunziza Sir Ian Holm, Jean Kennedy Smith, Felicity Bryan MBE, Lily Lian Milton Glaser, Terry Dicks, Professor Tom Arie, Else ...