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Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThis was planned as a celebration of two anniversaries involving Nigeria, though one of them was arguably more glorious than the other. The event causing absolutely no controversy was the 70th birthday of Tony Allen, surely the greate... more info

Guardian Music — Hunched over their radio dials, the musicians performing John Cage's Imaginary Landscape No 4 are a strange sight – and, in the digital age, an increasingly rare oneOne evening in May 1951, at the McMillin theatre at Columbia University, New Y... more info

JamBase — AMADOU & MARIAM TO HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN JUNE BEFORE SUPPORTING COLDPLAY IN JULY Because Music/Nonesuch Records Will Release Welcome to Mali March 24 Amadou & Mariam Since meeting at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, Mali, ... more info

JamBase — AMADOU & MARIAM'S NEW ALBUM, WELCOME TO MALI TO BE RELEASED IN THE U.S. MARCH 24 BY BECAUSE MUSIC/NONESUCH RECORDS Amadou & Mariam The singer Mariam Doumbia and her husband, the guitarist/vocalist Amadou Bagayoko, have been making music togeth... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Youri LenquetteWelcome to Mali, please enjoy your time in the States. Malian husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam's Welcome to Mali, their follow-up to 2005's breakthrough Dimanche à Bamako, is set for release in the U.S. March 24 from Beca... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Youri LenquetteWelcome to Mali, please enjoy your time in the States. Malian husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam's Welcome to Mali, their follow-up to 2005's breakthrough Dimanche à Bamako, is set for release in the U.S. March 24... more info