Amadou Bagayoko – takes part in the funeral of thousands of Malian musicians

The world-famous Duo Amadou and Mariam’s body gathered for thousands of people in Mali, musicians Amadou Bagayoko.

Friends, relatives, fans and companions, the capital Bamako – musician Salif Keita and former Prime Minister Moussa Mara, the ceremony was flocked to Bamako.

One of the most successful African music acts of the 2000s, husband and wife Duo Amadou & Mariam gained global fame by combining the influences of West African influences with rhythm and blues.

Their leash album, Dimako and Bamako, 2004, sold half a million copies around the world and led to cooperation with Blur’s speeches in Glastonbury and Coachella festivals.

Mali Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé said that 70-year-old Bagayoko was killed on Friday, 70-year-old Bagayoko.

The musician’s family confirmed the news, “he was sick for a while.”

There was no additional information on the cause of death, but the widow depicted the latest moments of Mariam Doumbia.

“I took his hand and tried to do some actions, but did not move,” he said.

“I said:” Amadou, don’t talk to Mariam … But he did not talk more. “

The musician was later taken to hospital.

“I thought that if Amadou went so went, and I am alone,” said Dombia.

“I was alone and I will be alone in life.”

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“Mariam, Sam, the whole family, your pain is my pain. I love you,” he said.

Young Malian singer Sidiki diabate “Another damage to Malian music” said.

Yossou N’Dour, Amadou & Maryam’s “African music is the ambassadors of African music everywhere in the world,” he said.

Talking to the French TV5 MondayHe said that the career of Tahyaoko was followed by “a way with a way of dignity and lifestyle.”

He was born in Bamako in 1954, Bagayoko was 15 years old due to being a cataract.

Later, Mali’nin entered the Young Blood Institute, met with his future wife, Mariam and lost his meeting at the age of five after the age of 5 years old.

In 1980, Mali formed a group named after the blind couple, and in 1986, they moved to the neighboring ivory coast, they realized that the Mali would have a hinder of the developed music industry.

There, with the strong guitar style of Bagayoko inspired by English acts such as LED Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, Doumbia’s strong guitar wrote a number of cassettes.

The goal, Bagayoko said, “They find a link between them and our bambara culture,” Bagayoko said. Christians made a “Afro-rock” voice.

When Manu Chao hears one of the songs in the radio and offered to prepare their next albums, their lives were changed.

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The result was Dimako and Bamako, which is equal to the Grammy Award of the French Grammy and the BBC Radio World Music Prize.

They are welcome to the 2008 Mali, the best modern world music album.

The record was produced by Albarn, who invited to a duet to participate in the African Express project in 2007, and in 2009 in 2009 he invited to walk with a confusion during the 2009.

Jake shears of scissors were also a fan and received Amadou & Mariam on the road with a group in 2012.

“How they listen to the classic rock and realistic musicians,” he said.

“With all the bands, there are traces that are ongoing live in playing live. Everyone works with a network. They are an old school rock band.”

In 2009, they played in Oslo in Oslo, because Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; In 2011, he staged a number of concerts in the dark and demonstrated the audience how they lived with music.

A year later, Bamako decided to record two versions of Folila, the sixth album, which has traditional musicians in Bamako.

The idea was to release each of them separately, but in the end, Duo decided to combine the notes, bringing together the same song in a third studio in Paris.

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In 2017, LA confusion, Islamic extremists touched the law of Sharia and touched political confusion in their homeland.

Songs like Bofou Safou, offered messages of strength, resistance and optimism in the confusion. Bagayoko said that music hopes that music is universal

“We started working on what happened in our homeland, but then we realized that they could apply to many countries around the world” Okayafrica said.

“Everywhere in the world has a confusion and it’s time to come and share ideas, talk and share ideas for better future and understanding.”

Duo, May and June had to go to a European tour in the European tour, including Brighton in Brightenham in Britainham.

Bagayoko’s final performance came at the closing ceremony of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

The wife and one son SAM remains survived by both a musician.

Bagayoko will be buried near the family in the yard of his house, “he said.