2nd December 2025
[Afropop] When Malian singer Amadou Bagayoko fell sick this past spring, those around him assumed he would recover. "C'est le palu." "It's malaria," he told one acquaintance, not an uncommon affliction for a West African. Alas, the ailmend was more serious than anyone knew, and Amadou passed away on April 4 at 71 years of age, way too soon for one so alive, vigorous, and of course, beloved around the world. For a time, it was unclear what would happen with the live act Amadou and Mariam. They were on the verge of
