PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Amadou and Mariam Open for Coldplay on July USA Tour

Once upon a time there was a magical couple whose destinies were as intertwined as their actions and where their union rendered the impossible possible. His name is Amadou and hers, Mariam. Both are born in Mali, a French colony. He is the son of a soldier, one child in a family of many. She is the daughter of a teacher, one child in a family of many. He is in Douenza, a town in the region of Mopti. She is in Bamako, the capital city. They are 800km apart...

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