BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's former president Amadou Toumani Toure has died at the age of 72. Mali's transitional President Bah N'Daw confirmed Toure's death on Tuesday in a statement in which he ...

The self-billed "blind couple of Mali" have been recording since the '80s, and they've never been strictly Malian about it. Amadou and Mariam's 1999 song "Chantez-Chantez" features the duo singing in ...

Much of what is considered American music – rock, jazz, hip-hop, blues, and even country music – has roots in African music. And for nearly 50 years, the musical duo from the West African nation of ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. In Mali, thousands of mourners gathered in Bamako Sunday for the funeral of Amadou Bagayoko, half of the the world-renowned duo Amadou & ...

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary The Blind Couple From Mali, devoted to renowned West African musical duo Amadou & Mariam, has begun principal photography. The film is directed by Canadian director Ryan Marley ...

As Amadou & Mariam, he and his wife were improbable pop stars on two counts. Their style was venturesome and eclectic, and they were blind virtuosos. By Alex Traub Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian guitarist ...

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BAMAKO – Mali’s former president Amadou Toumani Toure has died at the age of 72. Mali’s transitional President Bah N’Daw confirmed Toure’s death on Tuesday in a statement in which he offered his ...