Mory Kanté

Summary

Mory Kanté is a human^[1]. He was born in Albadaria^[2]. He was born on March 29, 1950^[3]. He died in Conakry^[4]. He died on May 22, 2020^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Mory Kanté's place of birth was Albadaria^[2].
• Born in Kissidougou Prefecture^[8], Mory Kanté…
• Mory Kanté passed away in Conakry^[4].
• Mory Kanté was born on March 29, 1950^[3].
• Mory Kanté died on May 22, 2020^[5].
• A child of Mory Kanté was Manamba Kanté^[9].
• Mory Kanté held citizenship in Guinea^[10].
• Mory Kanté's professions included singer^[6].
• Mory Kanté was a member of Super Rail Band^[11].
• Mory Kanté is recorded as male^[12].
• Mory Kanté's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Mory Kanté's genre is pop music^[14].
• Mory Kanté's genre is blues^[15].
• Mory Kanté's Commons category is recorded as Mory Kanté^[16].
• The cause of death was chronic condition^[17].
• Mory Kanté's family name is recorded as Kanté^[18].
• Mory Kanté's given name is recorded as Mory^[19].
• Mory Kanté's official website is recorded as http://www.morykante.com^[20].
• Mory Kanté's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[21].
• Mory Kanté's instrument is recorded as Kora^[22].
• Mory Kanté's instrument is recorded as voice^[23].
• Mory Kanté's instrument is recorded as drum kit^[24].
• Mory Kanté's described by source is recorded as Mory Kante, Million-Selling African Singer and Bandleader, Dies at 70^[25].
• Mory Kanté's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[26].
• Mory Kanté's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Griot électrique'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1950-03-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-05-22^[31]

• Genre(s): afrobeat, blues, funk, house, pop^[32]

• Community tags: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, african, african traditions, afro-pop, afrobeat, afropop, blues, dance and electronica, funk, guinean, house, international, kora, male vocalists, pop, west african^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 413a41d9-db36-4cde-95ca-0543bab901a9^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Albadaria^[2], a subprefecture of Guinea^[35], in Guinea^[36] and Kissidougou Prefecture^[8], a prefecture of Guinea^[37], in Guinea^[38]. Mory Kanté was born on March 29, 1950^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Mory Kanté worked as a singer^[6].

Personal Life

A child of Mory Kanté was Manamba Kanté^[9].

Death and Burial

Mory Kanté died on May 22, 2020^[5]. He died in Conakry^[4]. The cause of death was chronic condition^[17].

Why It Matters

Mory Kanté ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Mory Kanté born?

Mory Kanté's place of birth was Albadaria^[2].

Where did Mory Kanté die?

Mory Kanté passed away in Conakry^[4].

What did Mory Kanté do for work?

Mory Kanté worked as singer^[6].