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]