Sory Kandia Kouyate, the legendary West African jali (praise singer) and bandleader died suddenly in 1977, just a few years before African popular music took off internationally. He was just ...

Sory Kandia Kouyaté was one of the most celebrated singers in West Africa when he died suddenly in 1977. He was just 44, and given his spectacular voice, it's a safe bet that Kouyaté would have been ...

Get ready to hear the greatest singer you've never heard - Sory Kandia Kouyaté, perhaps the most spectacular voice from West Africa, a region of inspiring, thrilling voices. This show was first aired ...

In the 1980s Malian audiences called Kandia Kouyaté “La Dangereuse” because of the palpitations her performances induced. A severe stroke in 2004 silenced her rich contralto for a while, but her ...

Here's a story about a great singer from Mali and two generations of record producers from neighboring Senegal. The singer's name is Kandia Kouyaté — she's a legend in Mali and many parts of West ...

Banning Eyre says a new compilation showcases one of the finest singers Africa has ever produced — and one who might have been an international... Sory Kandia Kouyaté: Guinea's Voice Of Revolution ...

Trad, arr Sory Kandia Kouyate Pub Not Spec Sterns Music STCD 3060-61 Sory Kandia Kouyaté – ‘La Voix de la Revolution’ 12:37 (Sory sings anthem that was traditionally played before going into battle, ...

Banning Eyre says a new compilation showcases one of the finest singers Africa has ever produced — and one who might have been an international... Sory Kandia Kouyaté was one of the most celebrated ...

Released last month, La Voix de la Révolution is a new compilation of songs by Sory Kandia Kouyaté, who died in 1977. Sory Kandia Kouyaté was one of the most celebrated singers in West Africa when he ...