Amadou and Mariam

01 January, 2023

Amadou and Mariam

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia  met at an institute for young blind people in Bamako, Mali, and fell in love both musically and romantically. Following several years of performing and releasing cassettes in the their native West Africa, they went on to become stars of the international stage with a string of best selling albums including Dimanche à Bamako and Welcome to Mali. Their album 1990-1995: The Best of the African Years is a compilation of the music they recorded in Abidjan in the early years of their career.

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Amadou and Mariam with Idrissa. Translated by Anne WrightAmadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met at an institute for young blind people in Bamako, Mali, and fell in love both musically and romantically. Following several years of performing and releasing cassettes in the their native West Africa, they went on to become stars of the international stage with a ..

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