About Mory Kanté
Mory Kanté was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, was the best-selling African record of its time. Kanté received unexpected fame again in 1994 when the German techno duo Hardfloor created a dance remix of "Yéké Yéké". In 1987, he released the song "Yé ké yé ké", which was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits, as well as being a European number-one in 1988, making it the first African single to sell more than one million copies. The album it came from, Akwaba Beach, became the best-selling African record of its time.
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