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    Morning Becomes Eclectic

    Amadou and Mariam

    Novena Carmel
    Novena Carmel
    Hand-Picked MusicIndie / AltSoul / Funk
    African superstars Amadou & Mariam met at the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind as teenagers and have been making music ever since...
    African superstars Amadou & Mariam met at the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind as teenagers and have been making music ever since...
    Jul 9, 2009

    Welcome To Mali

    (Nonesuch)

    African superstars

    Amadou & Mariam met at the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind as teenagers and have been making music ever since.They’ll join

    Morning Becomes Eclectic for a live performance at 11:15am before their Southern California tour dates with Coldplay.

    Show Credits

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