Dani Kouyaté
Film director and griot
Dani Kouyaté is a film director and griot from Burkina Faso, which the BBC describes as "Africa's most important film-making country". Wikipedia
Born: 1961 (age 62 years), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Siblings: Hassane Kassi Kouyaté
Parents: Sotigui Kouyaté
Awards: Best First Film Prize (FESPACO); 1995 Keïta! l'Héritage du griot; Junior Prize (Cannes); 1995 Keïta! l'Héritage du griot