Mory Kante

Mory Kanté (born February 24, 1950 in Kissidougou, Guinea) is an acclaimed vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was born into one of Guinea's best known families of griot (hereditary) musicians. After being brought in the Mandinka griot tradition in Guinea, he was sent to Mali at the age of seven years – where he learned to play the kora, as well as important voice traditions, some of which are necessary to become a griot. In 1971 Kanté became a member of the Rail Band, in which Salif Keïta was a singer. Keïta left the band in 1973, leaving Kanté as the singer. Mory Kanté is best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yéké Yéké", which was also one of Africa's best-ever selling hits.

Links To Peel
Peel had a copy of Mory Kante's debut album, A Paris, in his Record Collection: K. There hasn't been much proof on whether he regularly played Kante's music in the 80's, especially when Yéké Yéké started to climb up in the charts in many European countries including the UK. In 1994, Peel played the ambush vocal remix of Mory Kante's Mogo Djolo in the summer of that year, but after that, there isn't much evidence that he played much of his music.

Shows Played
1994
 * 30 July 1994: ‘Mogo Djolo (2x12 inch - Mogo Djolo [Remixes])’ Going Global Series
 * 06 August 1994 (BFBS): ‘Mogo Djolo (2x12 inch - Mogo Djolo [Remixes])’ Going Global Series
 * 13 August 1994 (BBC World Service): ‘Mogo Djolo (2x12 inch - Mogo Djolo [Remixes])’ Going Global Series