Amadou and Mariam are a musical duo from Mali, composed of the couple Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born in Mali's capital Bamako 15 April 1958) and Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born in Bamako 24 October 1954). The pair, known as "the blind couple from Mali" met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, and found they shared an interest in music.
The duo produces music that mixes traditional Mali sound with rock guitars, Syrian violins, Cuban trumpets, Egyptian ney, Colombian trombones, Indian tablas and Dogon percussion. Read Full BioAmadou and Mariam are a musical duo from Mali, composed of the couple Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born in Mali's capital Bamako 15 April 1958) and Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born in Bamako 24 October 1954). The pair, known as "the blind couple from Mali" met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, and found they shared an interest in music.
The duo produces music that mixes traditional Mali sound with rock guitars, Syrian violins, Cuban trumpets, Egyptian ney, Colombian trombones, Indian tablas and Dogon percussion. All these elements put together have been referred to as "Afro-blues".
In 2004 they put out an acclaimed album produced by Manu Chao.
In 2006 they were acknowledged with BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in the two categories: Africa and Album of the Year (for the "Dimanche à Bamako" release).
www.amadou-mariam.com
The duo produces music that mixes traditional Mali sound with rock guitars, Syrian violins, Cuban trumpets, Egyptian ney, Colombian trombones, Indian tablas and Dogon percussion. Read Full BioAmadou and Mariam are a musical duo from Mali, composed of the couple Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born in Mali's capital Bamako 15 April 1958) and Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born in Bamako 24 October 1954). The pair, known as "the blind couple from Mali" met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, and found they shared an interest in music.
The duo produces music that mixes traditional Mali sound with rock guitars, Syrian violins, Cuban trumpets, Egyptian ney, Colombian trombones, Indian tablas and Dogon percussion. All these elements put together have been referred to as "Afro-blues".
In 2004 they put out an acclaimed album produced by Manu Chao.
In 2006 they were acknowledged with BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in the two categories: Africa and Album of the Year (for the "Dimanche à Bamako" release).
www.amadou-mariam.com
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Senegal Fast Food
Amadou & Mariam Lyrics
C’est au Mahattan fast-food Dakar Sénégal cinéma le Paris,
Demain je serais parti,
La gare Dakar, Bamako Mopti
Y’a pas de problèmes? Tout va bien
Aujourd’hui je me marie, j’ai confiance
Amoul solo, Gao, l’Algérie, Tunisie, Italie.
Il n’y a pas de problèmes, j’aime !
J’ai au Manhattan fast-food Dakar Sénégal cinéma le Paris
Ascenseur pour le ghetto
[Refrain] :
Il est minuit à Tokyo
Il est cinq heures au Mali
Quelle heure est-il au Paradis ?
Il est minuit à Tokyo
Il est cinq heures au Mali
Quelle heure est-il au Paradis ?
Nous qui quittons nos pays
Il ne faut pas que les enfants du pays nous oublient
Nous qui sommes dans cette chose
Chose là aucun de nous ne saurait la nommer
Nous qui sommes dans des pays lointains
Il ne faut pas que les enfants du pays nous oublient
C’est au Manhattan fast-food Dakar Sénégal, la grand-mère à l’hôpital
Grand-père tout va bien, moi ici, toi là-bas, le visa au consulat
Numéro 39, j’attends
A l’état civil déjà l’an 2000, déjà 2000 ans au Manhattan fast-food Dakar Sénégal cinéma le Paris,
[Refrain]
Dakar, Bamako, Rio de Janeiro
Où est le problème ? Où est la frontière ? Entre les murs se faufiler dans ascenseur pour le ghetto
Au Manhattan fast-food Dakar Sénégal cinéma le Paris,
Nous qui quittons nos pays
Il ne faut pas que les enfants du pays nous oublient
Nous qui sommes dans cette chose
Chose là aucun de nous ne saurait la nommer
Nous qui sommes dans des pays lointains
Il ne faut pas que les enfants du pays nous oublient
x2
Il est minuit à Tokyo, Il est cinq heures au Mali
Quelle heure est-il au Paradis ?
Lyrics © SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: AMADOU BAGAYOKO, MARIAM DOUMBIA, MANU CHAO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Gabriel Cruz Torres
yeah!!
Excelentes intérpretes : Amadou et Miriam ...
y que decir del maestre Manu Chao!!
Tuve la fortuna de verlos en cada Ollin Kan!!
Pero Manu no regresa desde 2006 cuando se declaró apoyando a ATENCO!!!
Al parecer lo "vetaron" por parte del gobierno!!!
Yo estuve en Zócalo 2006 , México, con MAnu!!!!!!!
En el masivo del zócalo!!!
Saludos entrañables!!
Owen
For English fellows who likes this song, here is the meaning : this song is actually pretty sad. It is the story of a men in Mali whos getting married and he's dreaming to fly away to "paradise" with his wife, wich is European countries. Hes trying to get a visa to go work there. But as you can see, they all wait in line to get a visa with words like "Maybe", "Waiting" and "Hope" written on their body but they mostly all get refused. He even consult a sorcerer with his shells to know if he will be able to travel there. So the guy in the video decides to leave his wife and his country behind and to cross the border by himself even without papers. Thats why at the end you see him getting arrested by French police officers (you can see the orange armband of the french police officers at the end) when they ask him for his paper. The wife is sad and he will be deported to Mali. Sorry for my english, j'adore cette chanson :)
iLife Myself
Thank you this is sad .
Village Girl Rita
Sad indeed.
metalli07
god thats so sad, must be thousands of dudes like him, just trying to get a break!!
Tim Cherrett
Thanks for this. Nicely done.
Sonia Tesch
Merci, Owen! J'adore cette chanson aussi et j'ai l'intention de la partager avec mes élèves. J'apprécie beaucoup ton explication de l'histoire qu'elle raconte.
LouAnn
Cette chanson me fait transportée toujours une petite larme a l'œil quand je l'écoute cette musique est magnifique 😭😍
Tal Afek
what I love about this song is you can distinctly hear both artist's styles. They both compliment each other perfectly and this phenomenon should be repeated many times to come!! Please!?
Sizwe Ndlanzi
Africa!!! Most beautiful and natural continent on Earth, We are suffering but WE STILL LIVE THROUGH IT ALL!
Rayanblk
Yes África is the best continent