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

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.

The two combined traditional African instruments with more Western-inspired ... “Part of what helped the growth of Mali’s music industry is that musicians participated in international festivals.

Confirming the musician's death to AFP, Mali's Culture Minister Mamou ... the pair discovered they had similar tastes in music. They began touring together from the 1980s, mixing traditional west ...

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 ...