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The Magic Couple

Amadou & Mariam

The Magic Couple

Collection of early tracks from the hugely successful Malian Afro blues duo

Label
Wrasse
UK Release date
06/07/2009
  1. 8.0 |   The Independent

    It's in the gentle collusion of their voices that the duo's appeal resides, both in the call-and-response chant of a song like Amadou's ""Combattants"" or the lyrical grace of Mariam's ""Sarama"". A magical couple indeed
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  2. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    A good overview of the middle period of Amadou & Mariam's recording career, and should serve a lot of listeners who got on board with Dimanche or Welcome quite well. If you like Amadou's guitar work, you'll be happy to hear a lot more of it right out front here than on their two most well-known albums
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  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The duo were happy to take chances even before they were famous, mixing trombone, fiddle, harmonica or stomping piano work in with Amadou's stirring guitar work. Well worth investigating
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