Sotigui Kouyaté

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Acting

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

• London River (2009)
• Faro: Goddess of the Waters (2007)
• The Ring Finger (2005)
• Genesis (2004)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002)
• Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
• Brook by Brook (2002)
• Sia, the Myth of the Python (2001)
• Little Senegal (2001)
• Genesis (1999)
• A Civilized People (1999)
• Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
• La Plante Humaine (1996)
• Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot (1996)
• Bad Kid (1995)
• On the Edge (1995)
• Le Dur Métier de policier (1995)
• Names Live Nowhere (1994)
• Wendemi (1993)
• Lost in Transit (1993)
• Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)
• IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
• The Sheltering Sky (1990)
• The African Woman (1990)
• The Mahabharata (1990)
• Mamy Wata (1990)
• Boulevards d'Afrique (1989)
• How Good the Whites Are (1988)
• Descent Into Hell (1986)
• Black Mic Mac (1986)
• La Princesse Yennega (1986)
• Days of Torment (1985)
• Paweogo (1982)
• The Courage of Others (1982)
• Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1973)
• Women Cars Villas Money (1972)