Amadou Bagayok

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Amadou Bagayok

Malian musician

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Amadou and Mariam
Amadou Bagayoko (b. October 24, 1954, Bamako, French West Africa [now Mali]—d. April 4, 2025, Bamako) and Mariam Doumbia (b. April 15, 1958, Bamako) met at the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind. Bagayoko, who had been blinded by cataracts as a teenager, enrolled at…
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Amadou Bagayoko (b. October 24, 1954, Bamako, French West Africa [now Mali]—d. April 4, 2025, Bamako) and Mariam Doumbia (b. April 15, 1958, Bamako) met at the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind. Bagayoko, who had been blinded by cataracts as a teenager, enrolled at…
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Mali
The arts of Mali
…Sali Sidibi, Ali Farka Touré, Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia (who perform together as Amadou and Mariam), and Salif Keita, a descendant of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali empire; their music combines elements of rock and roll with indigenous traditions. The Tuareg group Tinariwen attracted a large following…
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…Sali Sidibi, Ali Farka Touré, Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia (who perform together as Amadou and Mariam), and Salif Keita, a descendant of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali empire; their music combines elements of rock and roll with indigenous traditions. The Tuareg group Tinariwen attracted a large following…
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