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 ...

Guinean singer Mory Kante, an influential figure in African and world music, has died, his family said Friday. He was 70. By Billboard Staff Guinean singer Mory Kanté, an influential figure in African ...

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 ...

Singer Mory Kante has died aged 70 in Guinea. The star was credited with bringing African music to world audiences with hits including Yeke Yeke. He died in hospital on Friday in the Guinea capital, ...

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 ...

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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Incorporating electric instruments and elements of Western pop, he gave many Western listeners an accessible introduction to African music. By Jon Pareles Mory Kante, a Guinean singer, kora player and ...

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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. DAKAR, May 22 (Reuters) - Musician Mory ...

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 ...