Soriba Kouyaté

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1963|12|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal

| instrument = Kora

| genre = Mandingo, jazz

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|10|13|1963|12|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Jouarre France

| occupation = Musician

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| past_member_of = Kora Jazz Trio

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Soriba Kouyaté (1963–2010) was a Senegalese kora player. He was born in Dakar, the son of kora player Mamadou Kouyaté.[https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2010/10/25/soriba-kouyate-joueur-de-kora_1430909_3382.html Soriba Kouyaté, joueur de kora], Le Monde, October 25, 2010

He played with musicians like Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Peter Gabriel, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Diana Ross, Ray Lema and the Kora Jazz Trio.[http://xalimasn.com/deces-du-musicien-soriba-kouyate-un-virtuose-de-la-kora-s%E2%80%99en-est-alle/ Décès du musicien Soriba Kouyaté : Un virtuose de la kora s’en est allé !]

Kouyaté died 46 years old after a heart attack.