R.I.P. Mory Kante
“Guinea and the whole world have lost a great personality,” Kante’s son, Balla Kante, told The Associated Press. “My father was a great personality. We lost a large library today.”
Balla said his father had not been feeling well for quite some time and died in a hospital in the capital, Conakry. He will be tested for COVID-19, his son confirmed.Born on March 29, 1950 in Albadarya, a small town near Kissidougou in Guinea’s southeast, Kante became known as a distinguished kora player.
He was a member of the Rail Band, formed out of Bamako, Mali, which launched the solo careers of many other musicians including Salif Keita.La Guinéenne“Thank you, artist,” he wrote on Twitter, calling Kante’s career “exceptional.”“I feel a huge void today with the departure of this baobab of African Culture. Rest in peace,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
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