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Malian Music Legend Amadou Bagayoko Dies at 70

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Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian musician, has died at the age of 70. He was part of a Malian music duo with his wife, Mariam Doumbia. The couple was known for blending traditional Malian music with Western blues and rock influences. They composed the official song for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and performed at the 2024 Olympic Games.

  1. ML
    Malian Ministry of Culture
    1. Amadou was a blind man who made his mark on the Malian and international scene.
  2. ES
    Manu Chao
    1. Amadou! We'll always be together … with you wherever you go.
  3. ML
    Mariam Doumbia
    1. We talked a bit. Barack Obama told us that he liked our music. Malian music, too. We were very, very happy.

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.BBC
  8. 8.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Obituary
  2. 2.Sahel political instability
  3. 3.Malian Junta
  4. 4.Pop music
  5. 5.Rock music
  6. 6.World music

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.SpainES
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.MaliML
  6. 6.SenegalSN

organizations

  1. 1.Pink Floyd
  2. 2.Blur
  3. 3.Coldplay
  4. 4.Gorillaz
  5. 5.Victoires de la Musique
  6. 6.Institute for the Young Blind
  7. 7.Amadou & Mariam
  8. 8.Folila
  9. 9.InstagramUS
  10. 10.Malian Ministry of CultureML

persons

  1. 1.Amadou Bagayoko
  2. 2.Barack ObamaUS
  3. 3.Mariam DoumbiaML
  4. 4.Damon Albarn
  5. 5.David Gilmour
  6. 6.Youssouf Fadiga
  7. 7.Youssou N'dour
  8. 8.James Brown
  9. 9.Mamou Daffé
  10. 10.Stevie Wonder
  11. 11.Yannick Tardy
  12. 12.Manu ChaoES

technicals

  1. 1.Grammy Awards
  2. 2.Nobel Peace Price
  3. 3.World Cup
  4. 4.Dimanche à Bamako
  5. 5.Best World Music Album
  6. 6.Olympic Games
  7. 7.BBC Radio Awards
  8. 8.Paris 2024 Paralympic Games