Soriba Kouyaté Explained

Soriba Kouyaté
Birth Date:23 December 1963
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Instrument:Kora
Genre:Mandingo, jazz
Death Place:Jouarre France
Occupation:Musician
Past Member Of:Kora Jazz Trio

Soriba Kouyaté (1963–2010) was a Senegalese kora player. He was born in Dakar, the son of kora player Mamadou Kouyaté.[1]

He played with musicians like Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Peter Gabriel, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Diana Ross, Ray Lema and the Kora Jazz Trio.[2]

Kouyaté died 46 years old after a heart attack.[1]

Discography [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2010/10/25/soriba-kouyate-joueur-de-kora_1430909_3382.html Soriba Kouyaté, joueur de kora
  2. http://xalimasn.com/deces-du-musicien-soriba-kouyate-un-virtuose-de-la-kora-s%E2%80%99en-est-alle/ Décès du musicien Soriba Kouyaté : Un virtuose de la kora s’en est allé !
  3. https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/257440-Soriba-Kouyat%C3%A9 Soriba Kouyaté