Amadou & Mariam

"We know now that we want more?/?Oh-ah, Oh-ah?/?A life worth fighting for."Read More

European and American house and techno might be the first thing some people associate with electronic dance music. Read More

Over nearly forty years performing and recording music, Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia have paired their eclectic brand of Malian blues with collaborators from countless countries and genres. Read More

Norah Jones "Little Broken Hearts" The Devil has finally found Ms. Jones. Read More

Jack White "Blunderbuss" On his long-awaited solo debut, the ever-changing Mr. White features more rickety piano than rollicking guitar. Read More

Amadou & Mariam "Folila" The self-described "blind couple from Mali" reaches out to the world on their third American CD of pan-genre music that perfectly captures an urbanized, fully engaged Africa. 2. Read More

It's often hard to tell where you are on the new Amadou & Mariam CD. Read More

Released last week by Nonesuch, "Folila" is their attempt to expand their audience in the United States, where their mix of Malian pop and blues-rock has been slower to catch on than in Europe. Read More

Most of the blind African couple Amadou & Mariam's music is sung in Bambara or French, already a barrier to entry for many English-speaking music fans. Read More

Then they went home to Mali to record the same songs with African musicians using instruments like the ngoni and doumdoums, and the French singer Bertrand Cantat. Read More