US EditionMalian singer Amadou Bagayoko dies at age 70
- Amadou Bagayoko, guitarist in the Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, passed away at age 70 following an illness.
- Amadou and Mariam met in 1976 at an institute for the young blind in Bamako.
- The pair blended traditional West African instruments with rock and blues, touring globally and gaining international recognition.
- Amadou told AFP in 2024 that Barack Obama met them and said he liked their music; Mariam said they were very happy.
- Bagayoko's son-in-law told AFP that he had been ill; the Malian culture minister expressed "dismay" at the loss.
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Amadou Bagayoko of Mali's Amadou & Mariam passes away
Yesterday marks the passing of one my favorite musicians, Amadou Bagayoko of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam. The couple won a ton of awards over their lengthy and prolific career and I'm sure there are ample formal eulogies floating around on the internet today, so instead I'll go the more informal route. — Read the rest The post Amadou Bagayoko of Mali's Amadou & Mariam passes away appeared first on Boing Boing.
In this country, Amadou Bagayoko is best known for the song "Zeit, dass sich sprechen" (Time That Something Turns), which he contributed to the World Cup together with Herbert Grönemeyer as part of the duo Amadou & Mariam in 2006. In Africa, however, he is also a star. Now he died at the age of 70.
He became known as one half of the duo Amadou & Mariam, together with Herbert Grönemeyer they delivered the hit for the 2006 World Cup. Now the blind musician Amadou Bagayoko died at the age of 70.
Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Duo Who Went Global, Dies at 70 - Overpasses For America
Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian guitarist and composer who with his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, formed Amadou & Mariam, inventing a broadly accessible sound that made fans of people worldwide who otherwise knew little about music from Africa, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali’s capital. He was 70. His death was announced by the Malian government, which did not provide a cause. He and Ms. Doumbia lived in Bamako. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Am…
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