Sunday, January 08, 2006

Amadou and Mariam nominated for two BBC World Music Awards and a Grammy

Middle-aged, blind and now world stars

Alice O'Keeffe
Sunday January 8, 2006
The Observer


An album by a middle-aged blind couple from Mali, which was picked by The Observer Music Monthly as one of last year's top 20, has been nominated for two BBC World Music Awards and a Grammy in the US.
Described as 'rock from Africa', Dimanche à Bamako, by Amadou and Mariam, is an infectious combination of African and Western influences which has already sold half a million copies worldwide.

Amadou, 51, said: 'Being blind, we are just happy making music.' The couple will be in the UK next month as part of the African Soul Rebels tour.


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