Bamako, April 5, 2025 (AFP) - Despair and sadness follow death of Malian musical great Amadou

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2025-04-05

Friends, family and fans flocked in mourning to the home of Malian music star Amadou Bagayoko on Saturday a day after he died aged 70, AFP reporters saw. One half of the husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam, the Grammy-nominated blind guitarist and singer died on Friday following an illness. His wife Mariam Doumbia, who is also blind, described to AFP her late husband's last moments. "I took his hand and tried to make some movements with it, but......

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