8th April 2025
[Afropop] Another giant has fallen. Amadou Bagayoko, who toured the world to acclaim with his wife Mariam as the duo Amadou and Mariam, has died of undisclosed causes at age 70. Afropop first encountered the duo in the early '90s, purchasing cassettes in Bamako of Le Couple Aveugle du Mali, The Blind Couple of Mali. The two artists first met at a school for the blind in Bamako. Amadou was an accomplished musician who performed with Les Ambassadeurs du Motel. His guitar style was as much influenced by his Bambara
