Overview
Having recently appeared at Africa Express and Africa Now, as well as 'BBC Later.. with Jools Holland' and 'The Culture Show', Amadou & Mariam have announced a headline tour of the UK, commencing in Brighton on the 24th February 2009.
The African superstars new album, 'Welcome to Mali,' was voted at number 2 in the Observer Music Monthlies "Albums of the Year."
The full dates are:
February
Tue 24th Concorde 2, Brighton -
Ticket price: £15 Box Office: 01273 673 311 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Wed 25th Koko, London
Ticket price: £17.50 in advance
Box Office: 0870 145 1115 www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.comono.co.uk
Thu 26th Academy, Bristol
Ticket price: £15 Box Office: 08444 77 2000 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Sat 28th Picturehouse, Edinburgh
Ticket price: £14 Box Office: 0844 847 1740 www.ticketweb.co.uk
March
Sun 1st Vicar Street, Dublin
Ticket price: € 24.00 Box Office: 0818 719 390 www.ticketmaster.ie
'Welcome To Mali" features Damon Albarn as guest producer on the opening track and first single 'Sabali', plus special guest appearances by Keziah Jones, 'M', Tiken Jah Fakoli, Toumani Diabate and Juan Rozoff. The album was recorded over twelve months in Bamako, Dakar, Paris and London and was produced by their long-time manager and artistic director Marc-Antoine Moreau and Lauren Jais who, together with Manu Chao, were co-producers of 2005's 'Dimanche à Bamako' ('Sunday in Bamako'), one of the best selling albums ever to come out of Africa.
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