Sotigui Kouyaté
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1936
- Place of birth
- Bamako, Mali
- Died
- April 17, 2010
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.
Movies with Sotigui Kouyaté
- Dirty Pretty Things 2002 · ★ 6.9
- The Sheltering Sky 1990 · ★ 6.5
- The Truth About Charlie 2002 · ★ 4.9
- London River 2009 · ★ 6.7
- Descent Into Hell 1986 · ★ 4.9
- Genesis 2004 · ★ 6.2
- The Ring Finger 2005 · ★ 5.4
- IP5: The Island of Pachyderms 1992 · ★ 6.1
- Black Mic Mac 1986 · ★ 5.7
- The Mahabharata 1990 · ★ 7.1
- Little Senegal 2001 · ★ 6.3
- Keita! The Voice of the Griot 1996 · ★ 6.6
- Lost in Transit 1993 · ★ 6.6
- Golem, the Spirit of Exile 1992 · ★ 5.0
- How Good the Whites Are 1988 · ★ 6.6
- Sia, the Myth of the Python 2001 · ★ 5.9
- Genesis 1999 · ★ 6.3
- Women Cars Villas Money 1972 · ★ 5.6
- On the Edge 1995 · ★ 4.0
- Names Live Nowhere 1994 · ★ 4.4
- Paweogo 1982 · ★ 6.3
- Wendemi 1993 · ★ 7.3
- A Civilized People 1999 · ★ 7.0
- Days of Torment 1985 · ★ 7.5
- La Plante Humaine 1996 · ★ 8.5
- Faro: Goddess of the Waters 2007 · ★ 6.0
- Brook by Brook 2002 · ★ 8.0
- The Courage of Others 1982 · ★ 8.0
- Mamy Wata 1990 · ★ 10.0
- Toula, or the Genie of the Water 1973 · ★ 9.0
- Bad Kid 1995 · ★ 8.0
- Boulevards d'Afrique 1989 · ★ 7.0
- The African Woman 1990 · ★ 10.0
- Le Dur Métier de policier 1995
- La Princesse Yennega 1986
- Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot 1996