Sotigui Kouyaté

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-07-19 (74 years old)

Deathday

2010-04-17

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.

Acting

2002

1990

The Sheltering Sky

as Abdelkader

2004

Genesis

as Narrator

2005

The Ring Finger

as Le cireur de chaussures

2009

London River

as Ousmane

1999

Genesis

as Jacob

1990

The Mahabharata

as Bhishma, Parashurama

1993

1988

How Good the Whites Are

as Le chef de tribu

2001

Little Senegal

as Alloune

1996

1995

On the Edge

as Gas station attendant

1995

Bad Kid

as Tewfik

2007

2002

The Truth About Charlie

as Dealer Prophéte

1989

Boulevards d'Afrique

as Prospective Bridegroom

1996

1990

The Mahabharata

as Parashurama / Bhishma

1999

Production

1996

Keita! The Voice of the Griot

as Original Music Composer

1973

Toula, or the Genie of the Water

as Original Music Composer

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