The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

The guitar is an integral part of Mali's griot tradition, the cultural practice of storytelling through music. Musicians adapted the guitar to emulate the sounds of traditional string instruments ...

Known as the Blind Couple from Mali, they lifted their country's music to stages around the world ... ISABELLA GOMEZ ...

The blind musician combined traditional African music with rock, pop, and blues in the husband-and-wife project ...

Diabate, a renowned master of the kora—a traditional West African stringed instrument—died ... traditions and modern music, making a lasting imprint on Mali's cultural landscape.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see. Two hundred years have passed since the invention ...