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Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting
19 Jul 1936
† 17 Apr 2010
Bamako, Mali
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Sotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté, Kouyaté Sotigui
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Sotigui Kouyaté's Movies
69%
Dirty Pretty Things
05 Sept 2002
65%
The Sheltering Sky
25 Oct 1990
48%
The Truth About Charlie
25 Oct 2002
67%
London River
09 Feb 2009
47%
Descent Into Hell
06 Nov 1986
62%
Genesis
26 Sept 2004
53%
The Ring Finger
08 Jun 2005
62%
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
12 Jun 1992
56%
Black Mic Mac
23 Apr 1986
69%
The Mahabharata
24 Jan 1990
61%
Little Senegal
18 Apr 2001
61%
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
12 Apr 1996
47%
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
24 Sept 1992
63%
Lost in Transit
01 Sept 1993
61%
How Good the Whites Are
20 Jan 1988
52%
Sia, the Myth of the Python
01 Oct 2001
56%
Genesis
08 Sept 1999
54%
Women Cars Villas Money
02 Jan 1972
27%
On the Edge
26 Jul 1995
28%
Names Live Nowhere
10 Sept 1994
