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Sotigui Kouyaté

Actor

Sotigui Kouyaté

Acting
1990 — 2009 · 4 films
Lived
19 July 1936 — d. 2010
From
Bamako, Mali

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.

Career Signature

How Sotigui Kouyaté’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.