Singer Mariam Doumbia and her husband guitarist/vocalist Amadou Bagayoko have been making music together since they first met three decades ago at the Institute for Young Blind People in Mail's capital city Bamako.

Since then the couple have receive remarkable critical and popular acclaim in Europe and North America. Amadou & Mariam are well-known for their live shows and recently performed in the BBC's Africa Express festival along with Johnny Marr, The Magic Numbers, Damon Albarn, and Hard-Fi. The duo are currently on tour and have a tour booked in July opening for Coldplay.

"Sabali" - Amadou & Mariam from upcoming re-release of 2008's Welcome to Mali (3/24) is available as a pre-order

MySpace: Amadou & Mariam

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