Sory skandia kouyate biography definition

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Was Sory Kandia Kouyaté the Bob Marley of Guinea?

There certainly are some striking parallels between the lives and careers of the African singer and the reggae star.

Both men were regarded in their home countries as more than popular musicians; to their admirers, they were inspiring figures who articulated a collective cultural consciousness that transcended, or at least aimed to transcend, societal and political divisions.

In 1975, Kouyaté, in the midst of a performance, pressed two warring African presidents to reconcile for the good of the continent.

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The charismatic Kouyaté could not be refused, and the two enemies embraced. A year later, Bob Marley, at his “Smile Jamaica” concert, brought Jamaica’s prime minister and his conservative opponent, whose supporters had been killing each other in horrific political wars, on stage to shake hands in a gesture of reconciliation.

Kouyaté and Marley, a