fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours agoAt night, his guitar comes into my mind': Amadou and Mariam's surviving singer on life after losing her husband and musical partner
On 4 April, Amadou Bagayoko died suddenly, aged 70, in Bamako, Mali. The country's ministry of culture announced the news. Thousands attended the funeral, including former collaborators Manu Chao, Youssou N'Dour, MalianFrench rapper Mokobe and Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa, all paying homage to a man they knew as an uncle, a blues-guitar giant, a leader, a friend. I miss him so much, says Mariam Doumbia, his wife and musical partner of 44 years in the duo Amadou and Mariam.
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