Sotigui Kouyaté
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-07-19
Day of death
2010-04-17 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
Sotigui Kouyaté
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.
Known For
Vivement dimanche
Highlander: The Series
The Courage of Others
The Truth About Charlie
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
The Ring Finger
The Mahabharata
Lost in Transit
The African Woman
The Sheltering Sky
London River
Black Mic Mac
Dirty Pretty Things
Little Senegal
A Civilized People
La Plante Humaine
Descent Into Hell
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Genesis
The Mahabharata
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
How Good the Whites Are
Bad Kid
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Genesis
Women Cars Villas Money
Mamy Wata
Names Live Nowhere
Wendemi
On the Edge
Boulevards d'Afrique
Paweogo
Days of Torment
La Princesse Yennega
Le Dur Métier de policier
