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Grand Prize in world music for Mory Kanté – Prize Sacem 2017 at the salle Pleyel in Paris, France, on November 27, 2017. Awarded each year, at the end of a vote of the executive board, the Grands Prix Sacem awards honour authors, author-directors, composers and music publishers members of the Sacem. These prices are for the purpose of paying tribute to great careers and to highlight of course promising.
By Mélody Husson Garnier
The singer guinean Mory Kanté died at the age of 70 years. The musician was known for his tube “Yéké Yéké”, which was released in 1987.
The world of african music is in mourning. The singer and musician guinean Mory Kanté died “around 9: 45 this morning at the hospital, the sino-guinean”, Friday, may 22. The announcement of his disappearance was made by his son Balla Kante, himself a musician, from a correspondent of the AFP. Mory Kanté made his last breath in a hospital in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, following a long illness. He was an old man of 70 years.
“He was suffering from a chronic disease, and frequently travelled to France for treatment, but with the Coronavirus, this was no longer possible. We have seen his condition deteriorate rapidly, but I was surprised because he had already gone through times much worse”, he entrusted his son Balla Kante, reports Ouest France. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea, was keen to pay tribute to the artist on his Twitter account, Friday, may 22. “The african culture is in mourning. My most profound sympathy… Thank you the artist. An exceptional golf course. Copy. A pride“, he wrote in the caption of a photo of himself in the process to tighten the hand of Mory Kanté.
“An immense legacy for the culture”
Born march 29, 1950, Mory Kanté was a monument of music in Africa, that has long helped to popularize the music of guinea in the world. Although most young people do not know can not be Mory Kanté, had started his career in the 1970s. Then, the musician was known throughout the world with the song “Yéké Yéké”, which came out in 1987, and became an international hit the following year, in 1988. Nicknamed “the griot electric”, Mory Kanté was the author of twelve albums, the last of which was released in 2012. The musician leaves “an immense legacy for the culture, too vast for that we can all quote”, according to his son Balla Kante, reports RFI.
#Mory_Kanté The african culture is in mourning. My most profound sympathy…
Thank you the artist. An exceptional golf course. Copy. A sense of pride. pic.twitter.com/Acoxjyfwnb— Alpha CONDÉ (@alphacondepresi) May 22, 2020
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Grand Prize in world music for Mory Kanté – Prize Sacem 2017 at the salle Pleyel in Paris, France, on November 27, 2017. Awarded each year, at the end of a vote of the executive board, the Grands Prix Sacem awards honour authors, author-directors, composers and music publishers members of the Sacem. These prices are for the purpose of paying tribute to great careers and to highlight of course promising.
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Mory Kante Grand Prix de la SACEM at the Salle Pleyel, Paris November 27, 2017
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Mory KANTE – Grands Prix SACEM 2017 – Salle Pleyel, paris November 27, 2017 – France
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MORY KANTE – RECORDING OF THE EMISSION OF THE YEARS HAPPINESS BROADCAST THE 25-06-2011
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Mory Kante Grand Prix de la SACEM at the Salle Pleyel, Paris November 27, 2017
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MORY KANTE – RECORDING OF THE EMISSION OF THE YEARS HAPPINESS BROADCAST THE 25-06-2011
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Mory Kante Grand Prix de la SACEM at the Salle Pleyel, Paris November 27, 2017
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