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 ...

Guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of the star Malian music duo Amadou & Mariam has died aged 70 following an illness, his family told AFP on Friday, paying tribute to the Grammy-nominated blind ...

Amadou Bagayoko, singer and guitarist in the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at the age of 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé said on state TV that Bagayoko died Friday ...

SOAS, University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), iconic Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as ...

At its best, music can ease the barriers for empathic experience, imbuing a room full of individuals with a shared consciousness. For the superstar Malian couple Amadou and Mariam, a catalog of ...