Mory Kanté(1950-2020)

Mory Kanté was born on 29 March 1950 in Albadariya, Kissidougou, Guinea. He was an actor and composer, known for The Beach (2000), Getting It Right (1989) and Opportunity Knocks (1990). He died on 22 May 2020 in Conakry, Guinea.

Known for

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6.4

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TV Series

Ibiza: The Silent Movie
6.1
- performer: "Yeke Yeke"
- writer: "Yeke Yeke"
- 2019
Les 30 ans du TOP 50
TV Series
- performer: "Yé ké Yé ké"
- 2015
The Double Steps
5.6
- performer: "Lanseny"
- writer: "Lanseny"
- 2011
The Beach
6.6
- performer: "Yeke Yeke" (HardFloor Mix)
- writer: "Yeke Yeke" (HardFloor Mix)
- 2000
Out of the Present
7.1
- performer: "Yéké Yéké"
- 1996
Milkshake
5.9
TV Series
- performer: "Yé ké yé ké"
- writer: "Yé ké yé ké" (uncredited, uncredited)
- 1994
Opportunity Knocks
6.0
- arranger: "Yé Ké Yé Ké"
- performer: "Yé Ké Yé Ké"
- writer: "Yé Ké Yé Ké"
- 1990
Getting It Right
6.4
- arranger: "Yé Ké Yé Ké"
- performer: "Yé Ké Yé Ké"
- writer: "Yé Ké Yé Ké"
- 1989
Derrick
6.7
TV Series
- performer: "Yeke Yeke"
- 1989
Sacrée soirée
5.2
TV Series
- performer: "Yéké Yéké"
- 1988
Childéric
TV Series
- performer: "Yéké Yéké"
- 1987
Black Mic Mac
5.3
- performer: "Bapteme"
- writer: "Bapteme"
- 1986

Trivia
He was born into a family of "griots" -- West African musicians and storytellers; he was called "the electronic griot". He was a skilled player of the kora, a West African harp, which he learned to play in Mali when he was 7 years old.