May 24, 2020
Mory Kanté
On 22nd of May, the musician Mory Kanté died at the age of 70.
Born in Guinea, he was sent to Mali as a teenager. He studied at an arts school in Bamako and joined the famous Rail Band of the Bamako train station's buffet. In the 1970s, he was among the first African musicians to move to France and pursue his career in the atmosphere of openness and tolerance in Paris that time. He was, together with figures like Salif Keïta, Alpha Blondy, Youssou N'Dour or Papa Wemba, among those who shaped what we call World Music today.
His biggest hit was "Yéké Yéké", you can watch a recording from the 1980s here:
https://youtu.be/hdeoNf62A6s
On May 22nd of May, the musician Mory Kanté died at the age of 70.
You Could write "On THE 22nd of May", but it sounds dramatic. Unless that's what you're going for...
Born in Guinea, he was sent to Mali as a teenager.
He studied at an arts school in Bamako and joined the famous Rail Band of the Bamako train station's buffet.
In the 1970s, he was among the first African musicians to move to France and pursue his career in the atmosphere of opennessopen and toleranct atmosphere in Paris at that time.
He was, together with figures like Salif Keïta, Alpha Blondy, Youssou N'Dour or Papa Wemba, among those who shaped what we call World Music today.
His biggest hit was "Yéké Yéké", which you can watch a recording from the 1980s here:
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On 22nd of May, the musician Mory Kanté died at the age of 70. On May 22nd You Could write "On THE 22nd of May", but it sounds dramatic. Unless that's what you're going for... |
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Born in Guinea, he was sent to Mali as a teenager. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He studied at an arts school in Bamako and joined the famous Rail Band of the Bamako train station's buffet. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In the 1970s, he was among the first African musicians to move to France and pursue his career in the atmosphere of openness and tolerance in Paris that time. In the 1970s, he was among the first African musicians to move to France and pursue his career in the |
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He was, together with figures like Salif Keïta, Alpha Blondy, Youssou N'Dour or Papa Wemba, among those who shaped what we call World Music today. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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His biggest hit was "Yéké Yéké", you can watch a recording from the 1980s here: His biggest hit was "Yéké Yéké", which you can watch a recording from the 1980s here: |
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https://youtu.be/hdeoNf62A6s |
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