Sory Kandia Kouyaté Explained

Sorya Kandia Kouyaté was a Guinean singer, considered at his early death in 1977 "one of the most powerful and mesmerizing African singers alive."[1] Known for his powerful voice, and nicknamed "the voice of Africa",[2] his music mixed tradition with jazz before the worldwide boom in African music.[3] A celebrity in Guinea, he appeared at the UN and toured abroad. The 2012 reissue of a collection of his songs and a new book-length biography brought him to renewed attention.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sory Kandia Kouyaté, "The Voice of the Revolution". Afropop Worldwide.
  2. Book: Counsel, Graeme . Music for a revolution: the sound archives of Radio Télévision Guinée . From Dust to Digital: Ten Years of the Endangered Archives Programme . Maja . Kominko . Open Book Publishers .
  3. Web site: Sory Kandia Kouyaté: Guinea's Voice Of Revolution. 11 July 2012. NPR.org.
  4. Web site: Sory Kandia Kouyaté: La Voix de la Revolution – review. Robin Denselow. the Guardian.
  5. Book: Mamadou Kouyate. Sory Kandia Kouyaté: chantre immortel d'une Afrique éternelle. 2012. Harmattan. 978-2-296-96483-9.

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