Amadou Bagayoko, one half of great Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, died on Friday following an illness. The Malian ministry of culture released a statement saying they “learned with concern of the passing ...

Iconic figures of contemporary West African music, Amadou and Mariam are the stars of a new musical documentary hitting ...

Amadou Bagayoko, the singer and guitarist of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died. The musician passed away on Friday (Apr. 4) in his birthplace of Bamako, and Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé ...

AMADOU & MARIAM: (Singing in French). SIMON: Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are married. They're from Mali, and they both lost their vision as children. They sing in French and Bambara on their ...

BAMAKO, April 5 (Reuters) - Grammy-nominated Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko, who won global fame by moulding traditional West African sounds with Western rock and pop influences as one half of the ...

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Amadou Bagayoko, singer and guitarist in the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at the age of 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé said on state TV that Bagayoko died Friday ...

For over forty years, Amadou & Mariam joyfully intertwined their love story with a musical career that established them as cherished ambassadors of Malian and African music worldwide. The Grammy Award ...

Much of what is considered American music – rock, jazz, hip-hop, blues, and even country music – has roots in African music. And for nearly 50 years, the musical duo from the West African nation of ...

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are the couple that make up Amadou & Mariam, an afro-blues group from Mali. The pair has been performing for decades and have released seven albums, including last ...