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"Yé ké yé ké" is a song by Guinean recording artist Mory Kanté. It was released in 1987 as a single from his third studio album, Akwaba Beach. The song became an international hit; it was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first ever African single to sell over one million copies. The song was a top five hit in France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, where it topped the chart for two weeks. A remix, the "Afro Acid Mix" was especially made for UK release, where it reached No. 25. In 1994, German techno duo Hardfloor remixed the song and released this new version with moderate success. A Bollywood song, "Tamma Tamma Loge", also used the music in this song.

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  • Yéké yéké (fr)
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  • Yéké yéké est une chanson d'amour de musique africaine-afrobeat-electronic dance music de 1987, de l'auteur-compositeur-interprète et joueur de kora guinéen Mory Kanté, single de 1988 extrait de son troisième album Akwaba Beach de 1987. Ce tube est le plus important succès international de sa carrière, vendu à plus de cinq millions d'exemplaires aux sommets des hits parades de nombreux pays du monde. (fr)
  • "Yé ké yé ké" is a song by Guinean recording artist Mory Kanté. It was released in 1987 as a single from his third studio album, Akwaba Beach. The song became an international hit; it was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first ever African single to sell over one million copies. The song was a top five hit in France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, where it topped the chart for two weeks. A remix, the "Afro Acid Mix" was especially made for UK release, where it reached No. 25. In 1994, German techno duo Hardfloor remixed the song and released this new version with moderate success. A Bollywood song, "Tamma Tamma Loge", also used the music in this song. (en)
  • Yé ké yé ké (o anche Yéké yéké) è un brano musicale disco-afrobeat, inciso nel 1987 dal cantante guineano Mory Kanté e pubblicato come singolo che anticipò l'uscita dell'album , realizzato l'anno seguente. Autore del brano è lo stesso Mory Kanté. Il disco, prodotto da ed uscito su etichetta Barclay, rappresentò una hit in tutta Europa, raggiungendo il primo posto delle classifiche in Belgio e nei Paesi Bassi e il secondo in Germania e Svizzera. Si tratta del singolo di maggiore successo del cantante e del singolo africano più venduto al mondo con oltre un milione di copie. (it)
  • Yéké yéké (ook uitgebracht als Yé ké yé ké) is een single van de Guinese zanger Mory Kanté, gezongen in een Afrikaanse streektaal. Kanté nam Yéké yéké in 1987 op, tijdens een verblijf in Parijs. Eind maart 1988 werd het nummer uitgebracht op single. Yéké yéké werd een internationale hit. In o.a. Finland, Spanje en Israel werd de plaat een nummer 1 hit. In Zwitserland, Duitsland, Oostenrijk, Ierland en Frankrijk werd de plaat een top tien hit. In het Verenigd Koninkrijk bereikte de plaat de 29e positie in de UK Singles Chart. (nl)
  • "Yéké yéké" är en sång från 1987 som spelades in av den guineanska sångaren Mory Kanté. Sången, som släpptes som en singel från hans album 1988, blev en internationell hit och var en av Afrikas bäst säljande låtar genom tiderna och toppade flera topplistor i Europa 1988. Det blev den första afrikanska singeln någonsin att sälja i över en miljon exemplar. Sången nådde topp fem i Frankrike, Schweiz, Tyskland och Nederländerna där den till och med toppade topplistorna i två på varandra följande veckor. (sv)
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