Amadou & Mariam
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Wednesday, 25 February
KOKO, 1a Camden High Street, Camden, NW1 7JE
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As Mark so succinctly pointed out in last week's Buraka Som Sistema interview, the decline of western influence in Africa has led to a flowering of impressive musicians who are effectively blending the best of western pop with their own musical traditions to create music that is just shy of mind-blowing.
West African husband-and-wife duo Amadou and Mariam are a perfect example of this trend. Peddling a new sound that blends their original afrobeat, roots and pop qualities with chilled-out acoustic, funk and electronica, plus some production wizardry from Damon Albarn, our Music Editor spat his coffee all over his keyboard when he first heard this.
West African husband-and-wife duo Amadou and Mariam are a perfect example of this trend. Peddling a new sound that blends their original afrobeat, roots and pop qualities with chilled-out acoustic, funk and electronica, plus some production wizardry from Damon Albarn, our Music Editor spat his coffee all over his keyboard when he first heard this.
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