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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Diskografie
16 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Akwaba Beach
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Barclay am 01.01.1987
Qobuz’ Schallplattensammlung16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Best Of
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Barclay am 06.02.2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Yeke Yeke (Daniel Zadka Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Mobile1 Music am 01.08.2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
N'diarabi
Afrika - Erschienen bei KP&P - Celluloid N.Y am 01.01.1982
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Guinéenne (Mory Kante)
World Music - Erschienen bei Discograph am 30.04.2012
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Paris
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Barclay am 01.01.1984
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sabou
World Music - Erschienen bei Riverboat Records am 27.09.2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Touma
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Barclay am 01.01.1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cocorico ! Balade d'un griot
Kinder - Erschienen bei LittleVillage am 13.10.2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Yeke Yeke (Phil Marwood Remix)
House - Erschienen bei Soundtrack Recordings am 28.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dimini (Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn Remixes)
House - Erschienen bei Sonodisc am 29.05.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nin kadi (Too Much of a Good Thing)
World Music - Erschienen bei Sonodisc am 10.04.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nongo Village
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Barclay am 01.01.1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dimini (Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn Remixes) [World Series, Pt. 2]
House - Erschienen bei Sonodisc am 29.05.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo