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Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Duo Who Went Global, Dies at 70

Cs news3 months ago011 mins

Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian guitarist and composer who with his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, formed Amadou & Mariam, inventing a broadly accessible sound that made fans of people worldwide who otherwise knew little about music from Africa, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali’s capital. He was 70. His death was announced by the Malian…

Souleymane Cissé, Celebrated Malian Filmmaker, Dies at 84

Cs news4 months ago06 mins

Souleymane Cissé, an award-winning writer and director who became the first Black African filmmaker to win the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, died on Wednesday in Bamako, Mali. He was 84. His death was confirmed by François Margolin, a French film producer and a close friend of Mr. Cissé’s for the last three…