Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting · Born 1936-07-19 · age 73 at death · Bamako, Mali
An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.
Titles
Dirty Pretty Things
Highlander: The Series
The Sheltering Sky
The Truth About Charlie
London River
Descent Into Hell
The Ring Finger
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Black Mic Mac
The Mahabharata
Little Senegal
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Lost in Transit
How Good the Whites Are
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Genesis
Women Cars Villas Money
On the Edge
Names Live Nowhere
Paweogo
A Civilized People
Wendemi
Days of Torment
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
The Courage of Others
Mamy Wata
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Bad Kid
Boulevards d'Afrique
The African Woman
The Mahabharata
Le Dur Métier de policier
La Princesse Yennega
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
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