Person · Male

Soriba Kouyaté

From
Dakar, Senegal
Active
1963–2010
Releases
4

About

Soriba Kouyaté (1963–2010) was a Senegalese kora player. He was born in Dakar, the son of kora player Mamadou Kouyaté.

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He played with musicians like Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Peter Gabriel, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Diana Ross, Ray Lema and the Kora Jazz Trio.
Kouyaté died 46 years old after a heart attack.

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Discography

Albums 2
Live 2

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Also known as

S. Kouyaté · Soriba Kouyat

Identifiers

ISNI
000000005838938X

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