Banning Eyre says a new compilation showcases one of the finest singers Africa has ever produced — and one who might have been an international... Sory Kandia Kouyaté: Guinea's Voice Of Revolution ...

Sory Kandia Kouyate, the legendary West African jali (praise singer) and bandleader died suddenly in 1977, just a few years before African popular music took off internationally. He was just ...

Sory Kandia Kouyaté – ‘La Voix de la Révolution’ 6:26 (Sory’s amazingly powerful voice singing about his mother soars over the backing of Guinean Orchestra in 1970 with mellow tenor saxophone, ...

Sory Kandia Kouyaté was one of the most celebrated singers in West Africa when he died suddenly in 1977. He was just 44, and given his spectacular voice, it's a safe bet that Kouyaté would have been ...