Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam - known as "the blind couple of Mali" - passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70.

Guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of the Malian duo Amadou & Mariam has died at 70. Known as the Blind Couple from Mali, Bagayoko and his wife lifted their country's music across the world.

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