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Guinea: Mory Kanté, Guinea's Hero, Found New Ways of Playing the Old Music
The Conversation Africa, 1 June 2020
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. Read more »
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Guinea: Guinean Music Legend Mory Kanté Dies Aged 70
RFI, 22 May 2020
Guinea's President Alpha Condé led the tributes on Friday to the Guinean musician Mory Kanté who has died at the age of 70. The vocalist and kora harp player's death… Read more »
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Guinea: Yeke Yeke Singer Mory Kante Dies Aged 70
DW, 22 May 2020
The Yeke Yeke singer who brought West African music to the world in the 1980s has died in his native Guinea. His son said the coronavirus travel restrictions prevented him from… Read more »
Guinean Singer Mory Kante Dies at 70
Guinean singer Mory Kante who helped spread African music to the world in the 1980s has died at the age of 70, writes Deutsche Welle. Kante is best known for the dance song Yeke Yeke which was a huge hit across the African continent before becoming a Number 1 in several European countries, including France and Germany, in 1988. It was the first-ever African single to sell over one million copies.
