Sorya Kandia Kouyaté was a Guinean singer, considered at his early death in 1977 "one of the most powerful and mesmerizing African singers alive."[1] Known for his powerful voice, and nicknamed "the voice of Africa",[2] his music mixed tradition with jazz before the worldwide boom in African music.[3] A celebrity in Guinea, he appeared at the UN and toured abroad. The 2012 reissue of a collection of his songs and a new book-length biography brought him to renewed attention.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Sory Kandia Kouyaté, "The Voice of the Revolution"". Afropop Worldwide.
- ^ Counsel, Graeme. "Music for a revolution: the sound archives of Radio Télévision Guinée". In Kominko, Maja (ed.). From Dust to Digital: Ten Years of the Endangered Archives Programme. Open Book Publishers.
- ^ "Sory Kandia Kouyaté: Guinea's Voice Of Revolution". NPR.org. 11 July 2012.
- ^ Robin Denselow. "Sory Kandia Kouyaté: La Voix de la Revolution – review". the Guardian.
- ^ Mamadou Kouyate (2012). Sory Kandia Kouyaté: chantre immortel d'une Afrique éternelle. Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-96483-9.