Bagayoko part of blind duo Amadou and Mariam, was among Africa’s best-selling and beloved music industry performers.

Amadou & Mariam star Amadou Bagayoko has died aged 70 following a long illness as the Grammy-nominated musician was rushed to ...

AMADOU Bagayoko, the renowned guitarist and singer of the blind Malian marriage duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at 70. The ...

Amadou Bagayoko, part of the blind duo Amadou & Mariam, passed away at 70. Renowned for blending West African sounds with Western influences, their album 'Dimanche a Bamako' elevated them to ...

Grammy-nominated Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko, who won global fame by moulding traditional West African sounds with ...

Amadou Bagayoko, who, alongside his wife, formed the iconic blind musical duo Amadou & Mariam, passed away on Friday in Bamako at the age of 70 due to an illness, as confirmed by his family and the ...

In record producer Joe Boyd’s magisterial book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain, a history of World Music as an industry and Boyd’s own not-inconsiderable part in it, he recalls one of Youssou N’Dour’s ...

Guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of the star Malian music duo Amadou & Mariam has died aged 70 following an illness, his ...

Youssou N'Dour is as grand a figure as African music has yet produced. Twenty-five years ago, Folk Roots magazine named him "Artist of the Century," but this was hardly a valedictory. N'Dour has been ...

Over the course of a five-decade career, Newman has graced stages across the world with the likes of Salif Keita, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Youssou N’Dour and Sting. While his repertoire is vast ...