Mandingo music

Guinea, along with Mali, is the birthplace of Mandingo music, which is performed using instruments such as the kora or the balafon. Guinea, one of the African countries most hit by the virus, has closed its borders. Culture Minister Sanoussi Bantama Sow has promised that after the pandemic, more fitting respect to the deceased's personality will be paid to him.

The procession then rocked towards the neighboring Kipé cemetery, followed by hundreds of Guineans who had gathered in front of the hospital. Mory Kanté was to be laid to rest with his mother, covered in a shroud according to Muslim practice. Mory Kanté has contributed to introducing African and Guinean music to new audiences throughout the world by igniting tradition with synthesizers and rhythm machines, blending it with West Indian or Anglo-Saxon tones, funk, and techno, and conserving the sound of his instrument, the kora. Yéké Yéké, one of the greatest singles in African music history, was released in 1987 and sold millions of copies. For the first time, an African musician topped the pan-European hit parade compiled by professional weekly Billboard.