Sunday in Bamako, and it's hot and dusty outside on the street, but inside in Amadou and Mariam's sitting room everything is altogether more subdued, with the lighting turned low. There's a huge ...

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met in 1970 at Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako Samir Hussein/WireImage Amadou Bagayoko, half of the blind Grammy-nominated duo Amadou & Mariam, has died.

If you’re familiar with Swedish guitar-and-drums duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums, then you’ll already be aware that singer and guitarist Mariam Wallentin has quite the voice. Smoky, jazzy and slightly ...

The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album, La Confusion, would lead you to believe that the music this married, Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam, on the ...