Blog May 7, 2012
Video Interview: Amadou & Mariam
Afropop producer, Wills Glasspiegel interviews Malian superstars, Amadou and Mariam in their New York City hotel room.
Special thanks to Sara Goldblatt for translating and Erich Woodrum from editing the video.
Amadou & Mariam just announced their first North America summer tour since 2009, including dates at Lollapalooza in Chicago and SummerStage in NYC:
July 31:Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
August 1: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
August 3: Montreal, QUE - Parterre Parc Jean Drapeau, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
August 4: New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage
August 5: Chicago, IL - Grant Park, Lollapalooza
August 6: Madison, WI - Capitol Theater, Overture Center for the Arts
August 7: Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
August 10: San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park, Outside Lands Festival
August 14: Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre (With Andrew Bird)
August 16: Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Pier
