Sotigui Kouyaté
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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
Credits
How Good the Whites Are (1988)
as Le chef de tribu
Genesis (1999)
as Jacob
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
as Shinti
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
as Dealer Prophéte
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
as Abdelkader
Mamy Wata (1990)
Actor
The African Woman (1990)
as Schwarzer im Bistro
Descent Into Hell (1986)
Actor
Wendemi (1993)
Actor
On the Edge (1995)
as Gas station attendant
London River (2009)
as Ousmane
Black Mic Mac (1986)
as Le Marabout
The Ring Finger (2005)
as Le cireur de chaussures
Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
as Djeliba Kouyaté
Genesis (2004)
as Narrator
Le Dur Métier de policier (1995)
as Alan
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
as Emile
The Mahabharata (1990)
as Bhishma
Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)
as Boaz
Boulevards d'Afrique (1989)
as Prospective Bridegroom
Little Senegal (2001)
as Alloune
Lost in Transit (1993)
as Knak
Paweogo (1982)
Actor
Names Live Nowhere (1994)
Actor
Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1973)
Actor
Women Cars Villas Money (1972)
Actor
Days of Torment (1985)
Actor
Bad Kid (1995)
as Tewfik
Sia, the Myth of the Python (2001)
as Wakhané
The Courage of Others (1982)
Actor
La Princesse Yennega (1986)
Actor
A Civilized People (1999)
as Ousmane
La Plante Humaine (1996)
as Self
Faro: Goddess of the Waters (2007)
as Village Chief
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot (1996)
as Sotegui Kouyaté