Moussa Kouyate is a kora player from Bamako, Mali. His father, Batrou Sekou Kouyate, was also a prominent kora player.
In 2003, Moussa Kouate came to Finland to record his album "Finlandiafrica", which was produced by Marco Tikkanen, which has been highly acclaimed in his home country. According to news and hearsay from Bamako, the late Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté were inspired by his album to produce their own that, in turn, won a Grammy Award in the USA shortly before Ali Farka died. It needs to be mentioned that the late Ali Farka Touré and Moussa Kouyate are from the same town in Mali, Niafunké.