Sometimes it only takes one movie for an actor be solidified into the history books and for the beautiful Magaye Niang, he did that back in 1973's masterpiece out of his homeland of Senegal, Touki Bouki aka Journey of the Hyena. The low budget flick was a massive hit and was one of the films that truly brought African cinema to the rest of the world. The flick follows Mory (Magaye Niang) who works a cowherd in his homeland and his girl, Anta (Myriam Niang), a student at the university as they long for more in life. Both of them want to leave Senegal and Africa so they decide to leave on Mory's motorcycle, which has a cow skull mounted on the front, and head for Paris to start a new life together. The only problem is they have no money between either of them, so they basically need to hustle and grift their way out of Africa one day at a time. The movie has been praised since it came out and Magaye could have easily been a movie star with his good looks and bubble butt, which he shows off a couple of times in Touki Bouki, but alas, he only went on to make one more movie. He did star in the 2001 flick Karmen Gei, but he hasn't been in anything since then! Hopefully Magaye makes his way back into the limelight again because he's an exceptional talent, sexy as they come, and should be in more stuff! Well, in the meantime, just fire up Touki Bouki again and check out those cheeks any time you feel nostalgic for a Senegalese snack!
