| LC control no. | nr 91032643 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kante, Manfila |
| Variant(s) | Manfila Kante Manfila, Kante |
| Associated country | Guinea Mali France |
| Birth date | 1946 |
| Death date | 20110720 |
| Place of death | Paris (France) |
| Affiliation | Ambassadeurs du motel (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Composers |
| Found in | Ambassadeurs Internationaux (Musical group). Davice music from West Africa [SR] p1984: container (Kante Manfila, West African guitarist & composer; member of popular-music group Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux) Guitare sèche, 1998?: container (Kanté Manfila) Wikipedia, Oct. 20, 2006: Music of Mali (The jeliya (sing. jeli, fem. jelimusow, French griot) are a caste of professional musicians and orators, sponsored by noble patrons of the horon class and part of the same caste as craftsmen (nyamakala) like blacksmiths. Because the jeli class is endogamous, surnames are caste-based; thus, certain names are held only by jeliw. Common jeli surnames include Kouyaté, Kamissoko, Cissokho, Dambele, Soumano, Kanté) Independent online ed., Sept. 6, 2011 (Kanté Manfila; Manfila Kanté; b. 1946, Faranbah, Eastern Guinea; d. July 20, 2011, Paris; pioneering guitarist with the Malian band Les Ambassadeurs) |
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