Sotigui Kouyaté

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