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Oliver Schick

And Mory Kanté:

The Guinean musician Mory Kanté has died aged 70. His son Balla Kanté told the AFP news agency that his death was the result of untreated chronic health problems.

“He suffered from chronic illnesses and often traveled to France for treatment, but that was no longer possible with the coronavirus,” said Balla. “We saw his condition deteriorate rapidly, but I was still surprised because he’d been through much worse times before.” Kanté died in hospital in the capital, Conakry.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/22/mory-kante-guinean-musician-dies-aged-70-from-chronic-health-problems

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marcomarcos in reply to @Oliver Schick

Wow, that’s the first time I’ve heard YeKe YeKe in its original format, we had great nights out to that song back in the day

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Oliver Schick in reply to @marcomarcos

Do you mean the video linked to in the article? That sounds like a digital remix to me, but I may be wrong.

The two songs of what was then marketed as 'world music' (I've never liked the label) that were played ad nauseam on the radio in Germany were 'Im nin'alu' and 'Yé Ké Yé Ké'. They both sounded great. Ofra Haza, of course, died very young.

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