Sotigui Kouyaté
ActingAn 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.
Known For
The Truth About Charlie
Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader
The Ring Finger
Le cireur de chaussures
Descent Into Hell
London River
Ousmane
Genesis
Narrator
The Mahabharata
Bhishma
Black Mic Mac
Le Marabout
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Djeliba Kouyaté
Filmography — Acting
The Truth About Charlie
Dealer Prophéte
Dirty Pretty Things
Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
Abdelkader
The Ring Finger
Le cireur de chaussures
Descent Into Hell
London River
Ousmane
Genesis
Narrator
The Mahabharata
Bhishma
Black Mic Mac
Le Marabout
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
Djeliba Kouyaté
Lost in Transit
Knak
How Good the Whites Are
Le chef de tribu
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Boaz
The African Woman
Schwarzer im Bistro
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Emile
Genesis
Jacob
Little Senegal
Alloune
Names Live Nowhere
Bad Kid
Tewfik
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
A Civilized People
Ousmane
On the Edge
Gas station attendant
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Wakhané
La Princesse Yennega
Women Cars Villas Money
The Courage of Others
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
Sotegui Kouyaté
Le Dur Métier de policier
Alan
Mamy Wata
Wendemi
La Plante Humaine
Self
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
Village Chief
Boulevards d'Afrique
Prospective Bridegroom
Paweogo
