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Album Review: Amadou & Mariam – Folila

4284 days ago
KEXP SeattleMalian duo Amadou & Mariam (Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia) have an impeccable talent for tapping into the most current and fascinating sounds in music whenever they record a new album. In 2003, they tapped red-hot artist Manu Chao to produce the... more info

Back2Black festival at Old Billingsgate in London - video review

4284 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Back2Black festival, brought over from Rio de Janeiro to a spectacular new venue in London, was a celebration of the links between Brazil's black culture and Africa. Here you can see the great Gilberto Gil and others discussing the meaning of the... more info

Back2Black – review

4288 days ago
Guardian MusicOld Billingsgate, LondonIn Rio, this annual celebration of the links between Brazil's black culture and Africa is held in a grand disused railway station. In London, the Back2Black festival took over Old Billingsgate, the enormous one-time fish mark... more info

The Very Best releasing LP, playing shows (dates & video)

4302 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThe Very Best at SXSW 2010 (more by Andrew Frisicano) The Very Best are set to release their new album, MTMTMK on July 16 via Moshi Moshi. It features guest appearances from Amadou and Mariam, Baaba Maal and K'naan. You... more info

The best tracks of 2012 (so far)

4305 days ago
Guardian MusicListen to a Spotify playlist of the best tunes of the year so far, as picked by the Guardian music teamThe barely scientific exercise that's compiling a list of the 20 best albums of 2012 to date has already been completed. But that run-down only scr... more info

Amadou & Mariam: A Room for London performance – video

4324 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Mali muscians Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia have been playing together since 1983. Their music mixes traditional Mali sounds with modern rock, as well as inspirations from Middle Eastern, Caribbean and Indian music more info

Amadou and Mariam's performance at A Room for London – watch online

4328 days ago
Guardian MusicWatch 'the blind couple of Mali', Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia, perform at A Room for London between 6pm-6.45pm BST on Wednesday 23 May more info

Watch Amadou and Mariam play in A Room for London

4328 days ago
Guardian MusicThe famous 'blind couple of Mali' are playing a very special gig in London which you can watch live on this site on 23 MayIt was in west Africa that Amadou and Mariam first became known as "the blind couple of Mali", but now the husband-and-wife duo ... more info

Live music booking now

4339 days ago
Guardian MusicNatty rapper Roots Manuva has just been announced to headline the Sunday night of the Larmer Tree Festival (11-15 Jul, Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Salisbury), joining Paloma Faith, Amadou & Mariam, Jools Holland and, er, Levellers ...Roots also joins Too... more info

Santigold – review

4352 days ago
Guardian MusicHeaven, LondonTiming is everything in pop, and Santigold's has gone awry. When the New York electropop diva born Santi White emerged in 2008 – then trading as Santogold – with a striking debut album and a sound, look and attitude all apparently f... more info

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