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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.
As actor
London River
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
The Ring Finger
Genesis
Dirty Pretty Things
The Truth About Charlie
Little Senegal
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Genesis
A Civilized People
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
La Plante Humaine
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Le Dur Métier de policier
On the Edge
Bad Kid
Names Live Nowhere
Lost in Transit
Wendemi
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
The Sheltering Sky
The Mahabharata
Mamy Wata
The African Woman
Boulevards d'Afrique
How Good the Whites Are
La Princesse Yennega
Descent Into Hell
Black Mic Mac