Amadou and Mariam, Malian Music Gone Global

Publisher:
Agence France Presse
Publication Date:
28 June 2013
Tags:
Mali, Music

Amadou and Mariam -- dubbed "the blind couple from Mali" -- have gone from playing on the streets of Bamako in the 1980s to starring centre-stage at the World Cup, and singing with the likes of U2 and Manu Chao. One of Africa's best-selling and most-beloved pairs talk to AFPTV about their musical journey.

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