Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Mory Kanté (Guinée)

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Mory Kanté left his native country for Mali already at a young age. In Bamako, he started his career in the Rail Band (full name: Orchestre du Buffet-Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako) in 1973, where he started playing balafon, but soon changing towards guitar and singing. Several discs were recorded, at least two for the local record label Kouma. In 1978, Mory left for Côte d'Ivoire. Around 1982 or 1983, an album Courougnegne was recorded. In 1984, he headed for Paris where started to build up an international career, which eventually succeeded with the song Yeke Yeke, which entered the charts in several European countries in 1988. Born: Around 1950 in the Kissidougou district Style: mandingue.

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