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    Today's Top Tune

    Amadou and Mariam: Baro

    Husband-wife West African blues rockers Amadou & Mariam prove that melding popular and traditional music only creates a richer tapestry.

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    By Ariana Morgenstern • Jun 5, 2012 • 1 min read

    As West African blues rockers

    Amadou & Mariam collaborate with artists like Theophilus London, TV on the Radio and Santigold on their latest album,

    Folila, they remain true to their roots. The husband and wife team prove that melding popular and traditional music only creates a richer tapestry. For Today's Top Tune they are joined by Bertrand Cantat of the French band Noir Desir on "

    Baro."

    Banner image: Benoit Peverelli

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      Ariana Morgenstern

      Executive Producer, Music Department & Today's Top Tune

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