Mory Kanté

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Mory Kanté (born 29 March 1950, Kissidougou, Guinea) is a vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was born into one of Guinea's best known families of griot (hereditary) musicians. After being brought up in the Mandinka griot tradition in Guinea, he was sent to Mali at the age of seven years – where he learned to play the kora, as well as important voice traditions, some of which are necessary to become a griot.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1982 N'Diarabi Mory Kanté 1
1986 10 Cola Nuts Mory Kanté 1
1987 Akwaba Beach Mory Kanté 1
1990 Touma Mory Kanté 1
1994 Nongo Village Mory Kanté 1
1996 Tatebola Mory Kanté 2
1999 O-Issa Enzo Avitabile & Mory Kanté 1
2001 Tamala (Le Voyageur) Mory Kanté 1
2004 Sabou Mory Kanté 1
2012 La Guinéenne Mory Kanté 2

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2002 Best Of Compilation Mory Kanté 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1987 Yé Ké Yé Ké Mory Kanté 4 7
2011 Yeke Yeke 2011 Mory Kante vs. Loverush UK! 2
— Yeke Yeke Mory Kanté 1

EP

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2005 Yeke Yeke Mory Kanté 1

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