BREAKING: Amadou Bagayoko dead: Amadou & Mariam musician dies after long illness

Amadou Bagayoko has died aged 70 following a 'long illness'. The renowned guitarist and singer of duo Amadou & Mariam's death was confirmed by his son-in-law. The Grammy-nominated star died in his birth town of Bamako.

Manager Yannick Tardy said Amadou had been taken into hospital feeling drained on Friday, and died later that day. Amadou was born in 1954 and went blind when he was 15 due to a congenital cataract. His sight loss never held him back as he went on to study music at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind.



While there, he met Mariam Doumbia, who later became his wife and musical partner. They shot to fame thanks to their 2004 album Dimanche a Bamako, meaning Sunday in Bamako. This is a breaking showbiz news story.

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