Mory Kante
Acclaimed for both his preservation and modernization of the musical traditions of West Africa's Mandinka culture, Mory Kanté was born in Kissidougou, Guinea in 1951; the product of a family of griots (musicians who serve not merely as entertainers but also as tribal historians), at age seven he was sent to Mali to learn tribal lore as well as the kora, the West African harp. At 15, Kanté relocated to Bamako and joined the Rail Band, then Mali's most popular group; he remained with the band for seven years, until his rivalry with lead singer Salif Keita ultimately forced Kanté to quit and join Les Ambassadeurs. He left Bamako in 1977 for nearby Cote D'Ivoire, forming a 35-piece band dubbed Les Milieus Branches; at this time he began introducing elements of American soul and R&B into his sound, often working with producer (and former Stevie Wonder collaborator) Abdoulaye Soumare. With the 1981 LP Courougnegne, Kanté essentially laid much of the foundation for the cross-cultural fusions that defined Mandinka music throughout the decade, and was so successful not only in Africa but also Europe that he moved to Paris a year later. There he recorded 1984's Mory Kanté a Paris, which increased his international visibility; his biggest hit followed in 1988, when the house music-inspired single "Ye Ke Ye Ke" was a hit throughout Europe. Released in 1990, Touma pursued a similar creative direction; Nongo Village arrived three years later, followed in 1997 by Un Amour de Prix.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Best Of
Wereldmuziek - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 6 feb. 2002
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Yeke Yeke (Daniel Zadka Remix)
Dance - Released by Mobile1 Music on 1 aug. 2021
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N'diarabi
Afrika - Released by KP&P - Celluloid N.Y on 1 jan. 1982
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La Guinéenne (Mory Kante)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Discograph on 30 apr. 2012
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A Paris
Wereldmuziek - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 1 jan. 1984
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Sabou
Wereldmuziek - Released by Riverboat Records on 27 sep. 2004
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Touma
Wereldmuziek - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 1 jan. 1990
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Cocorico ! Balade d'un griot
Kinderen - Released by LittleVillage on 13 okt. 2017
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Yeke Yeke (Phil Marwood Remix)
House - Released by Soundtrack Recordings on 28 okt. 2013
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Dimini (Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn Remixes)
House - Released by Sonodisc on 29 mei 2019
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Nin kadi (Too Much of a Good Thing)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Sonodisc on 10 apr. 2019
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Nongo Village
Wereldmuziek - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 1 jan. 1993
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Dimini (Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn Remixes) [World Series, Pt. 2]
House - Released by Sonodisc on 29 mei 2019
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Yeke Yeke 2011 (Dutch Treat)
House - Released by Radikal Rhythm on 13 jun. 2011
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