Amadou & Mariam
Amadou and Mariam have been making music together since they met at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, Mali (both blind since youth), almost 30 years ago. Three CDs - Sou Ni Tilé (1999 Polygram France, Tinder US), Tje Ni Mousso (2000 Circular Moves, France), Wati (2003 Circular Moves France) - five cassettes (released only in West Africa) and constant touring have made them a major draw in France and Mali for more than a decade, but Dimanche a Bamako (2005 Nonesuch), a collaboration with world music enfant terrible Manu Chao, made them an overnight sensation. The disc went gold, broke into the Top 20 on the French Pop Charts and won a Victoires de la Musique (French Grammy) for Best Reggae/World album. Critics went... Read More
- Genre:
- World, Africa, Malian
- City Of Origin:
- Bamako, Mali
- Formed Date:
- c. 1980
