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SUMMARY:Amadou & Mariam: The Blind Couple from Mali (2026)
DTSTAMP:20260819T192801Z
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DESCRIPTION:This new documentary tells the story of the extraordinary duo A
	madou & Mariam as\nthey work on their final album and perform a unique con
	cert in their homeland\,\nMali\, which is torn apart by internal tensions.
	 Since the 1980s\, they have\nreached millions of people around the world 
	and have become the face of modern\nWest African music. With the final alb
	um recorded before Amadou’s death in April\n2025\, they hope to bring peop
	le together and inspire them. The album ‘L’Amour À\nLa Folie’ was released
	 posthumously last October\, and in March Mariam gave a\nmoving concert at
	 our Max venue. A beautiful story about resilience and the\npower of music
	.\n\nMelkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time\, 
	such as\nconcerts\, club nights and films. Please note that there may occa
	sionally be some\nnoise pollution from other programmes during the screeni
	ng.\n 
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/amadou-and-mariam-the-blind-couple-from
	-mali-2026
GEO:52.3647777;4.881073026725959
LOCATION:Melkweg - Lijnbaansgracht 234A\, 1017 PH Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:afro,amsterdam-centrum,blues,film,leidseplein,mali,music documen
	tary
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This new documentary tells the story of the
	 extraordinary duo Amadou &amp; Mariam as they work on their final album a
	nd perform a unique concert in their homeland, Mali, which is torn apart b
	y internal tensions. Since the 1980s, they have reached millions of people
	 around the world and have become the face of modern West African music. W
	ith the final album recorded before Amadou’s death in April 2025, they hop
	e to bring people together and inspire them. The album ‘L’Amour À La Folie
	’ was released posthumously last October, and in March Mariam gave a movin
	g concert at our Max venue. A beautiful story about resilience and the pow
	er of music.</p><p><i>Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at
	 the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that 
	there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes durin
	g the screening.</i><br>&nbsp;</p>
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