A Tribute to Mory Kante, R.I.P. 1950 - 2020

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Mory Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp.
He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Israel, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, was the best-selling African record of its time.
Yé ké yé ké finished in 1988 as the 5th best selling single in Europe and also was Song of the Year 1988 in Israel.
in the UK it charted three times:
In 1988 it peaked at No'29, and in 1995 it peaked at No'25 (as a re-issue), and in 1996 it peaked at No'28 (remix).

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I'm a great fan of Yeké Yeké and Deni was great too, thanks for doing this! great work!

sebom
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He lived for 70 years? 😲
Wow! 👌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Rest in peace.

EmesePapp
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What kind of chartlist at the beginning? From what year?

EmesePapp
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He was also of African descent, wasn't he?

EmesePapp
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