West Africa: Amadou Bagayoko – the Blind Malian Musician Whose Joyful Songs Changed West African Music

[The Conversation Africa] Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam - known as "the blind couple of Mali" - passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70.

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