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Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté (1968-2024)
(Guinée)
Biographie
Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté was born in Siguiri in 1968. He didn't grow up with his mother Djéné Kouyaté, but
rather with his father's second wife Nako Kouyaté
who wasn't able to have children herself. Mory Djely wasn't very brilliant at school, he preferred to sing and started at the age of 15 a musical career
in Kankan. His father was not happy with his choice, but the young Mory preferred music to school.
Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté recorded several cassette albums in Guinée and he is widely respected as a great singer with a very powerful voice, but also for his talent as griot, historian, and defender of Malinké culture and legacy. Over the years, he worked with several artists, and he developed a particular friendship with French keyboard talent Jean-Philippe Rykiel, who has a long portfolio of projects with African artists. He has worked with Xalam, Seydina insa Wade and Diogal.
It was in 2010 that Mory Djely Kouyaté and Jean-Philippe Rykiel recorded an album together, « Tinkiso » on the Celluloid label. It was his first album that was released on the international market. A few years later, in 2013/2014, he featured on the song « Gnama » by Elie Kamano.
Mory Djely Kouyaté fell ill in 2007, was received medical treatment in Morocco. Despite advice to stop singing, he continued working, and recorded with Jean-Philippe Rykiel. After « Tinkiso », Rykiel wanted to record a second album, as he stated more "grandiose", in line with Mory's powerful voice and stature. The recordings were finished in 2014, but no record label was ready to release it. Mory suffered a stroke shortly after, would not be able to perform anymore, in order to promote this new album. In June 2024, Mory Djely died after a long illness, but he had given the green light to Jean-Philippe Rykiel to release their last album whenever he felt right to do so. The album « A Y O » was released on Bandcamp two days after Mory's death.
Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté recorded several cassette albums in Guinée and he is widely respected as a great singer with a very powerful voice, but also for his talent as griot, historian, and defender of Malinké culture and legacy. Over the years, he worked with several artists, and he developed a particular friendship with French keyboard talent Jean-Philippe Rykiel, who has a long portfolio of projects with African artists. He has worked with Xalam, Seydina insa Wade and Diogal.
It was in 2010 that Mory Djely Kouyaté and Jean-Philippe Rykiel recorded an album together, « Tinkiso » on the Celluloid label. It was his first album that was released on the international market. A few years later, in 2013/2014, he featured on the song « Gnama » by Elie Kamano.
Mory Djely Kouyaté fell ill in 2007, was received medical treatment in Morocco. Despite advice to stop singing, he continued working, and recorded with Jean-Philippe Rykiel. After « Tinkiso », Rykiel wanted to record a second album, as he stated more "grandiose", in line with Mory's powerful voice and stature. The recordings were finished in 2014, but no record label was ready to release it. Mory suffered a stroke shortly after, would not be able to perform anymore, in order to promote this new album. In June 2024, Mory Djely died after a long illness, but he had given the green light to Jean-Philippe Rykiel to release their last album whenever he felt right to do so. The album « A Y O » was released on Bandcamp two days after Mory's death.
Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté
Musiciens dans "Le Retour à la source" :
Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté chant lead, talking drum ;
Aicha Koné chant lead (morceau A3: Foudou Saba) ;
Yaya Condé basse ;
Djekorya Mory Kanté guitare solo ;
Sandaly Diabaté guitare acc. ;
Cheick M. Smith claviers ;
Pamphile de Souza Programmation Linn ;
Mabou Camara balafon ;
Moussa Doumbouya djembé ;
Karifa Wara Condé tumba ;
Vieux Donsso flûte ;
Bassi Pierre trompette ;
Moro Beya Maduma saxo alt ;
Massa Visi Mosant saxo tenor ;
Aminata Cissoko Amah - Mahawa Kanté (Kankan) - Maïmouna Barry choeurs ;
Enregistrement: J.B.Z. Recording Studio Abidjan
Mory Djely Deen Kouyaté chant lead, talking drum ;
Aicha Koné chant lead (morceau A3: Foudou Saba) ;
Yaya Condé basse ;
Djekorya Mory Kanté guitare solo ;
Sandaly Diabaté guitare acc. ;
Cheick M. Smith claviers ;
Pamphile de Souza Programmation Linn ;
Mabou Camara balafon ;
Moussa Doumbouya djembé ;
Karifa Wara Condé tumba ;
Vieux Donsso flûte ;
Bassi Pierre trompette ;
Moro Beya Maduma saxo alt ;
Massa Visi Mosant saxo tenor ;
Aminata Cissoko Amah - Mahawa Kanté (Kankan) - Maïmouna Barry choeurs ;
Enregistrement: J.B.Z. Recording Studio Abidjan
Né : 1968, à Siguiri
Décédé : 22 juin 2024, à Paris
Style : musique mandingue / musique de griots
Discographie
| Titre | Année | Maison de disques | Remarques |
| A Y O | 2024 | Self-released by J-P Rykiel | Album par Mory Djely Kouyaté et Jean Philippe Rykiel |
| Tinkiso | 2010 | Celluloid 006617 | Album par Mory Djely Kouyaté et Jean Philippe Rykiel |
| Le retour au champ | [2004?] | Amacif BGDA 03/06 | Cassette |
| La flamme de la vérité | 2003 | sans label | Cassette |
| Le Retour A La Source | [1995?] | Sonia Store BGDA 95010 | Cassette, soustitre: La connaissance de soi |
| Könöninta | [1992?] | Super Selection | Cassette. Réédition par Camara Productions CK7 447 |
| La renaissance mandingue | [1991?] | Sonia Store BGDA 2091 | Cassette |
| Mory Djely Dinne Kouyaté | [?] | No label, # 112821 | Cassette. Distribution: Super Selection |
Sources
rtgguinee.info: Necrologie : le griot mythique Mory Djely Deen Kouyate n'est plus [lien externe, consulté le 18-09-2024]
mediaguinee.com: Mory Djély Deen Kouyaté, le “bélébéléba” de la musique guinéenne est décédé ! [lien externe, consulté le 18-09-2024]
afrisson.com/mory-djely-kouyate/ [lien externe, consulté 18-09-2024]
jprykiel.bandcamp.com/album/a-y-o [lien externe, consulté 29-09-2024]
rtgguinee.info: Necrologie : le griot mythique Mory Djely Deen Kouyate n'est plus [lien externe, consulté le 18-09-2024]
mediaguinee.com: Mory Djély Deen Kouyaté, le “bélébéléba” de la musique guinéenne est décédé ! [lien externe, consulté le 18-09-2024]
afrisson.com/mory-djely-kouyate/ [lien externe, consulté 18-09-2024]
jprykiel.bandcamp.com/album/a-y-o [lien externe, consulté 29-09-2024]
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