Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), iconic Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as “the blind ...

Guitarist Amadou Bagayoko has died. He was 70 years old. He was half of the renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Known as the Blind Couple from Mali, they lifted their country's music to stages around the ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. In Mali, thousands of mourners gathered in Bamako Sunday for the funeral of Amadou Bagayoko, half of the the world-renowned duo Amadou & ...

Amadou Bagayoko and his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, rose from icons in Mali to international success over the last two decades. After Mr. Bagayoko’s death, those who knew him chose a few of their ...

THEY were once called the “blind couple of Mali”, having first met at the country’s Institute for the Young Blind. Now their first names—“Amadou & Mariam”—are all that is needed. The musical duo have ...

Amadou Bagayoko of the Malian musical duo Amadou & Miriam has passed away at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife and musical partner, Mariam Doumbia, as well as his three children. His home ...