SINGER

Habib Koité

1958 - Today

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Habib Koité (Bambara: ߤߊߓߌߓ ߞߎߥߊߕߍ, romanized: Habib Kuwatɛ, born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Senegalian born Malian musician, singer, songwriter and griot based in Mali. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Habib Koité has received more than 142,695 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Habib Koité is the 1,769th most popular singer (down from 1,567th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Senegalese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Habib Koité by language

Over the past year Habib Koité has had the most page views in the with 11,514 views, followed by French (4,108), and German (2,024). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (78.57%), Haitian (66.67%), and Bambara (47.32%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Habib Koité ranks 1,769 out of 4,381. Before him are Geoffrey Oryema, Julian Casablancas, Amina Annabi, Simon Fuller, Jessi, and Rickie Lee Jones. After him are Sonny Terry, Paola del Medico, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Andrea Berg, Don Dokken, and Clementina de Jesus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Habib Koité ranks 391. Before him are Rik Mayall, Sabri Boukadoum, Aleksandr Baluev, Korado Korlević, Michael Flynn, and Dmitry Kozak. After him are Dietmar Bartsch, Kazuaki Nagasawa, Bipin Rawat, Eric Douglas, Mark Lester, and Maurice LaMarche.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Habib Koité ranks 36 out of 138. Before him are Birago Diop (1908), Jacques Diouf (1938), Baaba Maal (1953), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), Ali Dia (1965), and Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928). After him are Fatma Samoura (1962), Idrissa Gueye (1989), Mamadou Niang (1979), Mahammed Dionne (1959), Amadou Dia Ba (1958), and MC Solaar (1969).

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Among SINGERS In Senegal

Among singers born in Senegal, Habib Koité ranks 2. Before him are Youssou N'Dour (1959). After him are MC Solaar (1969).

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