BAMAKO, Mali — Renowned guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of Mali's music duo Amadou & Mariam has died. He was 70. Mali's Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé paid tribute to the blind musician ...

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met in 1970 at Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Amadou Bagayoko and his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, rose from icons in Mali to international success over the last two decades. After Mr. Bagayoko’s death, those who knew him chose a few of ...

Amadou & Mariam formed in 1974. Their fifth studio album Dimanche À Bamako brought them worldwide success, and its follow-up, 2008’s Welcome To Mali , earned them a Grammy nomination for Best ...

In Mali, thousands of mourners gathered in Bamako Sunday for the funeral of Amadou Bagayoko, half of the the world-renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Bagayoko died on Friday at the age of 70.

By Associated Press Renowned guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of Mali’s music duo Amadou & Mariam has died. He was 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé paid tribute to the blind ...

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met in 1970 at Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako Amadou Bagayoko, half of the blind Grammy-nominated duo Amadou & Mariam, has died. He was 70.