That said, it's a very good pop album, and Amadou and Mariam aren't bending over to slot themselves into the soulless "world music" genre. My major complaint would be that the production is just a wee bit too slick, mostly due to the relentless drum machine - but if you're in the mood, it's good candy. And for those who know more about West African music, notably West Africans, the music would not have this appeal. Amadou Et Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako - Amazon.com Music.

All I Believe In (Bonus Track) Try Prime Cart. Amadou and Miriam’s singing is fine, but has no great emotional resonance: but maybe that is the norm in pop singing – like Garbo’s face it is blank so we can read in the emotions we want to be there, or like the characters in popular fiction, such as Harry Potter, who have little internal life so the reader can fill the void with their own imagination and personality. And you know what? Amadou (born Amadou Bagayoko in Bamako in October of 1954) began his musical career in 1968, and by 1974 had joined Les Ambassadeurs du Motel, a leading group (which counted Salif Keita as a member) in his home country. 2019 Hers are the ones that might take you back to Ali Farka Toure, with her raspy, emotional voice. A musical husband-and-wife duo who got their start in Mali, Amadou & Mariam met in 1975 at Mali's Bamako Institute for the Young Blind.

2010 2008 Black M Dougou Badia (feat. 2011 But, of course, I might be misunderstanding it: perhaps if I knew more about West African music I would find out that Amadou and Miriam knowingly mimic past music in the way the Scissor Sisters mimic the Bee-Gees. Sabali 2005 Genres: Mande Music. Euro pop master Manu Chao produced the album, contributing to the song writing and appearing on a number of the tracks. Funky, catchy and charming, the songs here will pick you up and put you in the middle of a joyous multinational celebration.

Amadou & Mariam AKA the “blind couple from Mali” turn Afrobeat and the blues into their own sound. Sabali 2010 But sometimes when I listen to non-English language music, I simply want to hear more, or hear it again and again and again. Radio Over time, the pair would have a huge influence on the artistic programs at the school, with Amadou directing a group of pupils and Mariam handling lead vocal duties for the school orchestra. 2002 2005 Released 8 February 2005 on Nonesuch (catalog no. He learned a number of instruments before focusing on the guitar. Santigold) For You It's charming, catchy, beautiful, and basically just fun to listen to in the way that the best pop music from anywhere is. I'm no expert on Malian music or these guys' catalog, but here's the thing this album made me realize: sometimes when I listen to music that's not in English (the only language I am fluent in), I feel like I'm doing a school assignment, trying to learn about another culture via its music, and I have on my reverence cap, making sure that I do not feel bored, because to do so would only display my ignorance and make me another ugly American. This album is wonderful to listen to in the car, when you are cooking, when you are only half listening – if you concentrate on it it is like candy floss that at first fills your mouth and then disappears, leaving nothing behind.

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