Mory Kante, Million-Selling African Singer and Bandleader, Dies at 70

Mory Kante, a Guinean singer, kora player and bandleader who built a worldwide audience for music rooted in West Africa, died Friday in Conakry, Guinea. He was 70. Kante’s manager, Juan Yriat, said he died in his sleep after suffering chest pains earlier in the day. No official cause of death has been announced. Kante […]