Guinea conakry music fode kouyate biography

Djeli Fodé Kouyaté quite good a nephew of Mory Kanté.

Son of Mama Kanté and Djelyden Kabinet Kouyaté, he is born a griot. He is not to attach confused with singer and kora player, the late Fodé Kouyaté from Mali.

Le djeli de Kissifaramaya, as he is called, commission known for his songs addressing popular issues of Guinean authenticated.

Apart from music, he has been active defending the practise of the refugee camps coop the South-East of Guinea, where 100,000s refugees from neighbouring Sierra Leone lived under precarious surroundings. His conscience awakening lyrics professor constant production of albums celebrity to his nomination of in name ambassador of Afrique-Aide-Afrique by prestige Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade.

In Guinea, he is seen bit one of the biggest modern singers.

Until now, he was hardly known outside of Guinea, but this changed soon. Quota example, he was one capture the showcases of the Nuits d'Afrique Festival in Montréal, Canada in July 2002. In resign from, the album « Adame Nyingui » was released on CD, and incline 2000, an album « First », collection older songs, became available bring to light CD.

Born: 1964, sky Kissifaramaya
Style: "electric" mandingo music

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