Sotigui Kouyaté
Acting
July 19, 1936
Bamako, Mali
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
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1996
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
2007
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001
Genesis
1999
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973
Little Senegal
2001
The Courage of Others
1982
The Sheltering Sky
1990
Descent Into Hell
1986
How Good the Whites Are
1988
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
The Ring Finger
2005
The African Woman
1990
Names Live Nowhere
1994
A Civilized People
1999
Wendemi
1993
Bad Kid
1995
The Truth About Charlie
2002
London River
2009
Lost in Transit
1993
