Malian duo Amadou & Mariam have been performing together since 1977, when they first met at the Institute for the Young Blind in Bamako, Mali’s capital. Their latest album, ‘Dimanche à Bamako,’ as perfect an Afro-pop/rock recording as has ever been made, was produced by musical maverick Manu Chao. The L.A. Times calls it "buoyant and carbonated and jam-packed, just the way noisy, no- holds-barred celebration can be.
