Amadou Bagayoko,Grammy-nominated Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko Stories

Amadou Bagayoko: Blind Malian musician whose joyful songs changed West African music
The Conversation  |  Apr 12, 2025

The married singers, who met when she was 18 and he 21, took traditional Mali music and blended it with western rock and many other influences to shap...

Iconic Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam dies at 70
Reuters  |  Apr 05, 2025

Their 2004 album "Dimanche a Bamako" (Sunday in Bamako) put them on the international map and the 2008 release "Welcome To Mali" was nominated for the...

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