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AMADOU AMP MARIAM

The battle for Mali’s soul is a battle for its music

Musicians are in the firing line as insurgent Islamists impose sharia law on two-thirds of the country.

  • Robin Denselow
5 min read
Amadou & Mariam have returned with their new album Folila.
AMADOU AMP MARIAM

Amadou & Mariam – Folila

It was always going to be difficult for Malian duo Amadou & Mariam to follow up their sensational 2009 album Welcome to Mali, writes Loyd Gedye.

  • Lloyd Gedye
3 min read
AMADOU AMP MARIAM

Mocking world music

Amadou & Mariam are making a mockery of the term "world music", writes Lloyd Gedye.

  • Lloyd Gedye
2 min read