Live Review: Amadou & Mariam
A confronting and delightful experience of music in the dark, attempted with an open mind and an open mind.
Amadou & Mariam
Amadou & Mariam are a musical duo from Mali, composed of the Bamako-born couple Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born 24 October 1954) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born 15 April 1958).
Their album Welcome To Mali (2008) was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
Amadou lost his vision at the age of 16, while Mariam became blind at age 5 as a consequence of untreated measles. Known as "the blind couple from Mali", they met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, where they both performed at the institute's Eclipse Orchestra, directed by Idrissa Soumaouro, and found they shared an interest in music.
Albums
1998
Sou Ni Tilé
1999
Se te djon ye
1999
Tje ni mousso
2002
Wati
2004
Dimanche à Bamako
2008
Welcome to Mali
2012
Folila
2017
La Confusion
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