DAKAR (Reuters) - Musician Mory Kante, who helped win African music a global following, has died in the capital of his homeland Guinea at the age of 70, his agent said on Friday. Kante's long-running ...

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinean singer Mory Kante, an influential figure in African and world music, has died, his family said Friday. He was 70. Kante brought Guinean, and Mandingo, culture to the ...

La scène culturelle guinéenne s'apprête à marquer une étape importante pour l'un de ses duos les plus en vue. Une célébration ...

Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the death of Guinean singer Mory Kante in his native country's capital Conakry on Tuesday, to the sound of keening and traditional musical laments. Kante, who ...

Mory Kante at a previous performance. In a first-of-its-kind fete set for December, some of Africa’s leading artistes will stage a performance at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, writes ...

L'interprète de Yéké Yéké est mort ce vendredi des suites d'une longue maladie. Surnommé le "griot électrique", il a contribué à populariser la musique guinéenne à travers le monde. Le chanteur et ...

Les fils de Mory Kanté, le célèbre « griot électrique », se retrouvent devant la justice pour une affaire d’héritage. Dans ce dossier, l’artiste musicien Balla Kanté est poursuivi devant le tribunal d ...

The 1960s and 1970s are often referred to as the "golden years" of African music. As more and more African countries freed themselves from colonialism, a wave of artists emerged who celebrated their ...

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, ...

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