Habib Koité

Summary

Habib Koité is a human^[1]. He was born in Thiès^[2]. He was born on January 27, 1958^[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[4], musician^[5], and singer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Habib Koité was born in Thiès^[2].
• Habib Koité was born on January 27, 1958^[3].
• Habib Koité held citizenship in Mali^[8].
• Habib Koité's professions included singer-songwriter^[4].
• Habib Koité's professions included musician^[5].
• Habib Koité worked as a singer^[6].
• Habib Koité is recorded as male^[9].
• Habib Koité's instance of is recorded as human^[10].
• Habib Koité's genre is world music^[11].
• Habib Koité's genre is music of Africa^[12].
• Habib Koité's Commons category is recorded as Habib Koité^[13].
• Habib Koité's given name is recorded as Habib^[14].
• Habib Koité's official website is recorded as http://habibkoite.com^[15].
• Habib Koité's instrument is recorded as guitar^[16].
• Habib Koité's instrument is recorded as voice^[17].
• Habib Koité's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[18].
• Habib Koité's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bambara^[19].
• Habib Koité's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Habib Koité'}^[20].
• Habib Koité's start of work period is recorded as 1995^[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[22]

• Country: ML^[23]

• Began / founded: 1958-01-27^[24]

• Community tags: world^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 08cf9600-2671-4a33-b5e5-594bb41e3de5^[26]

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Origins and Family

Habib Koité was born in Thiès^[2]. He was born on January 27, 1958^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[4], musician^[5], and singer^[6].

Why It Matters

Habib Koité ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

FAQs

Where was Habib Koité born?

Habib Koité was born in Thiès^[2].

What did Habib Koité do for work?

Habib Koité worked as singer-songwriter^[4], musician^[5], and singer^[6].