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Mory Kanté

1950 - 2020

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Mory Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, was the best-selling African record of its time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mory Kanté is the 449th most popular singer (down from 367th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Guinea and the most popular Guinean Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mory Kanté ranks 449 out of 4,381. Before him are Jerry Butler, Cecilia Bartoli, Cab Calloway, Tim McGraw, Rubén Blades, and Gigi D'Agostino. After him are Thalía, Carly Simon, Nile Rodgers, Joseph Kobzon, King Diamond, and Christine McVie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Mory Kanté ranks 131. Before him are Martin Short, Philippe Barbarin, Arthur D. Levinson, Ueli Maurer, Marius Trésor, and Bobby McFerrin. After him are Ali Zeidan, Michel Lotito, Alexander Lebed, Tim Keller, Joe Perry, and Moshe Ya'alon. Among people deceased in 2020, Mory Kanté ranks 144. Before him are Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Mesut Yılmaz, Miloš Jakeš, Alejandro Sabella, Charles Moore, and Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma. After him are Adolfo Nicolás, Ben Cross, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Rocky Johnson, Bill Withers, and Jānis Lūsis.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Mory Kanté ranks 7 out of 49. Before him are Robert Sarah (1945), Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922), Alpha Condé (1938), Lansana Conté (1934), Sundiata Keita (1190), and Samori Ture (1830). After him are Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Solomana Kante (1922), Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba (1945), and Eugène Camara (1942).

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Among SINGERS In Guinea

Among singers born in Guinea, Mory Kanté ranks 1. 

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