Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell , Politics as Usual , Music Appreciation Valery Hache, AFP Organizers of the Festival in the Desert have announced they're postponing portions of the festival due to the war taking place in regions of Mali and on request of the government. "The Festival in the Desert has for 12 years been an international event where cultures have come together," organizers [...]

Por Bárbara Pavan Ante un Niceto Club repleto de gente –en serio- Amadou & Mariam , la pareja oriunda de Mali que supo inaugurar el llamado afroblues para deshacerse de la nefasta y bastardeada etiqueta de world music , demostraron en su segunda visita a Buenos Aires que, después de décadas de carrera, siguen teniendo una energía incomparable. Y, además, que son maestros en un estilo que luego es digerido e interpretado de formas innumerables por una cantidad importante de artistas. [...]

El dúo maliense de afro-blues, Amadou & Mariam , se presentará en La Trastienda Club el próximo sábado 27 de octubre. La banda presentará Folila , su octavo disco de estudio estrenado el pasado 2 de abril, así como también hará un repaso general de toda su carrera. También contará con la presencia de Mati Zundel, artista local que se encargará de abrir el espectáculo con sus mezclas [...]

El dúo de Malí se presentará el sábado 27 a las 20 en Niceto Club junto a Matías Zundel, de ZZK Records . Las entradas están a la vente a través de Ticketek a un precio único de 200 pesos. Amadou & Mariam en Argentina Rocktails | Noticias de música | Rock | Indie

El dúo de afro pop oriundo de Malí Amadou & Mariam se presentará por primera vez en Chile el jueves 25 de octubre a las 20:30 horas, en el Teatro Nescafé de las Artes. El matrimonio se encuentra mostrando las virtudes de su más reciente álbum titulado Folila , séptimo trabajo de una carrera que incluye acercamientos al blues, sonidos tradicionales de su natal Malí, ritmos africanos y pop. Folila ha recibido el aprecio de la crítica (lo comentamos en la edición #666 de Super 45), haciendo vigente la propuesta [...]
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Over the weekend, the Africa Express departed from North London to begin its six-day trek through England. Aboard the train is an all-star collective of 80 musicians led by Damon Albarn and featuring Amadou & Mariam , Bombay Bicycle Club , The Temper Trap , The Libertines' Carl Barat , Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner , Tony Allen , and more. Along with their six scheduled performances, the collective will perform pop-up shows at railway stations and schools and pen new material together while en route to their [...]
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It's been three plus days since Outside Lands came to an end and i've needed every minute of it to fully recover. This was my first legitimate music festival and it was a lot to take in. With that said, I would do it all over again this weekend if I could. I had so much fun last weekend, not even the total lack of sleep, the nightly struggles of finding my way home, the $9 beers, or the bird that shat in my eye Friday night will keep me [...]
Kicking off its fifth year, the Outside Lands Festival 2012 takes place this weekend in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Headliners include a number of music's biggest names, such as Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Metallica, The Foo Fighters, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Beck, and Andrew Bird, among others. There are also plenty of other [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Photo by Erik HessSee Also:Cedar Cultural Center named best World Music venueThe Cedar's African Summer Music Series begins tonightTwo musicians from Mali and a footloose cosmopolitan chart the peaks

For those new to the genre-shunning global sounds of Amadou & Mariam , a brief bit of background. The couple were born in Mali in the 1950s and both have been blind since childhood. Taking solace in the power of music, their records take in elements of traditional Middle Eastern, African, Indian and Latin sounds, fusing them with rock, blues and pop. From the sparse early recordings their sound has grown and grown, transcending eras, styles and locations, and earning them many fans within the world of music. Latest album 'Folila' includes guest appearances from TV On The Radio, [...]

Since its inception in 1991, Lollapalooza has strived to offer diverse lineups covering all corners of the musical globe and beyond. Born out of the grunge movement, festival founder and mastermind Perry Farrell put together a traveling music festival with some of his best friends. Early lineups featured the likes of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction. The festival went through a period of inactivity from 1997 until 2002, but was jumpstarted in 2003, though it was very short lived. After canceling the 2004 traveling tour, festival [...]

Central Park's SummerStage event bore its name quite appropriately on Saturday August 4th as the sun beat down on a both laid back yet motivated crowd, sporting its best sunglasses and tanks to come out and see the brooklynite Theophilus London perform before the endearing duo from Mali, Amadou & Mariam. Wearing a very smart black hat and an eye-catching draping gold necklace, our favorite electro hip hop singer pumped out the beats so as to get the temperature yet a bit higher. Although we've been used to [...]

Central Park's SummerStage event bore its name quite appropriately on Saturday August 4th as the sun beat down on a both laid back yet motivated crowd, sporting its best sunglasses and tanks to come out and see the brooklynite Theophilus London perform before the endearing duo from Mali, Amadou & Mariam. Wearing a very smart black hat and an eye-catching draping gold necklace, our favorite electro hip hop singer pumped out the beats so as to get the temperature yet a bit higher. Although we've been used to [...]
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As Damon Albarn nears the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where he and the rest of Blur will perform at the closing ceremony, he's already planned what he will do afterwards. One month after the closing ceremony performance, Albarn will be joined by numerous artists to form the Africa Express collective, who will tour around the UK by train (it seems everyone is doing this nowadays). According to Pitchfork , Africa Express comprises of Albarn, Amadou & Miriam, Charli XCX , Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club, Kano, Baloji, and more. The collective has [...]

The ever-prolific Damon Albarn won't take much of a breather once Blur wraps up their 21st anniversary festivities. Just one month after closing out the Olympics with his Blur band mates, Albarn will lead another collective of musicians, known as Africa Express , on a tour of the UK. And because it's apparently now the cool thing to do , they'll be traveling the country via train. According to Pitchfork , the Africa Express features Albarn, Amadou & Mariam, Charli XCX, Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman, Kano, Baloji, and more. [...]
Jack Steadman from Bombay Bicycle Club is also on The Africa Express - a collective of African and Western musicians...

The daily lineups were finally announced (now all we need are some actual set times). Saturday is definitely the day not to miss. Which day are you most excited about? More at sfoutsidelands.com
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Amadou & Mariam - Sénégal Fast Food (Ft. Manu Chao) [download here ] What's so good? Two of my favorite artists to bust out in the heat of summer are Manu Chao and Amadou & Mariam. SO having [...]
Amadou-Mariam.comThe Cedar Cultural Center has long ago established itself as one of the best world music venues in the country, and in fact, was named just that earlier this year in a nationwide poll