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Sotigui Kouyaté
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.
Known for
6.2Genesis
2004
6.5The Sheltering Sky
1990
6.9Dirty Pretty Things
2002
5.4The Ring Finger
2005
4.9The Truth About Charlie
2002
6.7London River
2009
4.9Descent Into Hell
1986
7.1The Mahabharata
1990
6.3IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992
4.0On the Edge
1995
5.7Black Mic Mac
1986
6.6How Good the Whites Are
1988
6.7Lost in Transit
1993
6.3Genesis
1999
Le Dur Métier de policier
1995
5.9Women Cars Villas Money
1972
6.3Little Senegal
2001
10.0The African Woman
1990
8.0Wendemi
1993
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1996