Amadou & Mariam

Summary

Amadou & Mariam is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Amadou & Mariam is Dimanche à Bamako^[3].
• Amadou & Mariam received the Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[4].
• Amadou & Mariam received the Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[5].
• Amadou & Mariam's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• Amadou & Mariam's instance of is recorded as married couple^[7].
• Amadou & Mariam's genre is worldbeat^[8].
• Amadou & Mariam's genre is world music^[9].
• Amadou & Mariam's genre is African popular music^[10].
• Amadou Bagayoko is named after Amadou & Mariam^[11].
• Q28830329 is named after Amadou & Mariam^[12].
• Amadou & Mariam's record label is recorded as Because Music^[13].
• Amadou & Mariam's record label is recorded as Nonesuch Records^[14].
• Amadou & Mariam's record label is recorded as Sonodisc^[15].
• Amadou & Mariam's record label is recorded as Wrasse Records^[16].
• Amadou & Mariam's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[17].
• Amadou & Mariam's discography is recorded as Amadou & Mariam discography^[18].
• Amadou & Mariam's Commons category is recorded as Amadou et Mariam^[19].
• Amadou & Mariam's country of origin is recorded as Mali^[20].
• Amadou & Mariam comprises Amadou Bagayoko^[21].
• Amadou & Mariam comprises Q28830329^[22].
• January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Amadou & Mariam^[23].
• Amadou & Mariam's location of formation is recorded as Bamako^[24].
• Amadou & Mariam's official website is recorded as https://amadou-mariam.com/^[25].
• Amadou & Mariam's instrument is recorded as guitar^[26].
• Amadou & Mariam's instrument is recorded as voice^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: ML^[29]

• Began / founded: 1980^[30]

• Genre(s): african blues, desert blues^[31]

• Community tags: african blues, desert blues, francophone, mali, malian, malien^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1fb60b6c-0f4d-42b4-8a5e-de705ec76660^[33]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Amadou & Mariam^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bamako^[24].

Identity

Amadou & Mariam's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[4], a music award^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1992^[37].

Why It Matters

Amadou & Mariam ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Amadou & Mariam receive?

Honors received include Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[4] and Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world^[5].