But to his credit, dimanche a bamako achieves its first aim, which is to expose the amazing sound of amadou and mariam to a global audience and to give this hardworking and talented couple the success and universal acclaim that has been long overdue. Amadou and mariam, dimanche a bamako music the guardian. Manu chao is brilliant and makes a perfect and interesting addition to malian duo amadou and miriam. Following the wildly successful dimanche a bamako in 2008, world circuit decided to bring the blind malian duo amadou bagayoko and mariam doumbia to american shores. Nov 08, 2004 get all the lyrics to songs on dimanche a bamako and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. There is a reason why mali is globally renowned for its music. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Through recordings and joyously energetic live shows, the pair attracted a following that grew exponentially with the release of dimanche a bamako in 2005. Amadou bagayoko and mariam doumbia, a married couple from mali who first met at an institute for the blind, have been making music together in one form or another since 1976. Dimanche a bamako is my choice for world album of the year for 2005. Dimanche a bamako is a fun, happy and familyfriendly quality world music album worth a listen if you are intelligent and experimental with your music tastes. Poised to stand as the years biggest album by a pair of blind musicians from mali, dimanche a bamako sounds a joyous call for the kind of musical and cultural polyphony that can translate on any number of fronts. Produced by manu chao, a musician who never met a stylistic. For their fourth album, the malian duo collaborates with manu chao and altogether, blow a playful and amusing note for our enjoyment because its sunday in bamako. When you live in this world you have to make yourself useful. It was released on because music on november 17, 2008 in europe and was released on nonesuch records on march 24, 2009 in the united states.
After shelling out for amadou and mariams best of collection je pense a toi i wasnt really looking to further my acquaintance, but dimanche a bamako must have been released later because theres no overlap in tracks between the two and im certainly glad i didnt pass it by. Welcome to mali, issued here on nonesuch, is their debut in the united stares were always last, even the canadians were in on the debut, and their hotshot rapper knaan appears on one cut. Sep 29, 2005 now, with dimanche a bamako, the blind couple from mali seems wellpoised to make a huge splash, though its likely that the mainstream attention they get in the rest of the world will far. Jun 02, 2005 amadou and mariam, dimanche a bamako 4 5 stars 4 out of 5. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Amadou et mariam bara joaquins sacred rhythm dance side a1 by killerraregroovez. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. September 22, 2017 amadou and mariam are two blind musicians from mali who met, fell in love with each others. They have been married and performing as a duo since 1980. On 26 october 2005 after their show at the olympia in paris, they were awarded a platinum disc by the french ministry of culture for selling 300,000 units of dimanche a bamako. It was released on the nonesuch records label on 2 august 2005.