Amadou & Mariam

Malian husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam became breakout stars of the world music circuit in the mid-2000s, playing a distinctive blend of desert blues, rock, and R&B, peppered with West African traditions. After meeting at the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind, the couple married and formed their musical partnership in the early-'80s. While living in Côte d'Ivoire, they became active in the regional cassette culture and later moved to Paris where, in the late-'90s, they began releasing their music on CD. Amadou & Mariam were already more than two decades into their care...