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Guinean music star Mory Kanté dies aged 70

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

The singer Mory Kanté, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, has died in Guinea.

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(Photo: Mory Kanté was of one West Africa's best-known musicians. Credit: AFP)

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23 minutes

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Fri 22 May 202017:06GMT

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

Fri 22 May 202017:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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