Sotigui Kouyaté

Born: 1936-07-19, Bamako, Mali

Died: 2010-04-17

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.

Filmography

• Highlander: The Series (1992)
• La genèse (1999)
• À cran (1995)
• Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
• Mamy Wata (1990)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002)
• The Sheltering Sky (1990)
• Descente aux enfers (1986)
• Ya bon les blancs (1988)
• Genesis (2004)
• London River (2009)
• L'Annulaire (2005)
• IP5 : L'Île aux pachydermes (1992)
• The Mahabharata (1990)
• L'africana (1990)
• Black Mic Mac (1986)
• Keïta! L'héritage du griot (1996)
• Wendemi, l'enfant du Bon Dieu (1993)
• Paweogo (1982)
• Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992)
• Tombés du ciel (1993)
• Toula ou Le génie des eaux (1973)
• Sale gosse (1995)
• Le Dur Métier de policier (1995)
• Les noms n'habitent nulle part (1994)
• Civilisées (1999)
• Little Senegal (2001)
• Sia, le rêve du python (2001)
• Faro, la reine des eaux (2007)
• La Princesse Yennega (1986)