African Artists [World Routes]

Lucy Duran presents concert recordings by African artists who have broken through to the mainstream.

Following successful appearances this year at Hyde Park and the main stage at Glastonbury, the highly rated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam play an end-of-year gig at the HMV Forum in London's Kentish Town.

WORLD ROUTES

Presented by Lucy Duran

Produced by Roger Short

Tel. 020 7765 4661

Fax. 020 7765 5052

e-mail world.routes@BBC.co.uk

Saturday 19th December, 3:00pm

Amadou & Mariam in Concert at the HMV Forum

Amadou Bagayoko (guitar/lead voice)

Mariam Doumbia (lead voice)

Yvo Abadie (drums)

Yao Dembele (bass)

Boubacar Dembele (djembe/percussion)

Igor Nikitinsky (keyboard)

Cheick Tidiane Seck (2nd keyboard)

Woridjo Kouyate (backing vocals)

Sira Kouyate (backing vocals)

Masiteladi

Djuru

Welcome to Mali

Batoma

Djama

Cenepabon

Couloubaly

Sabali

Performed by Amadou & Mariam

BBC Recording by Martin Appleby, Duncan Rhodes and Mike Page, December 2009, at the HMV Forum

Mon amour ma cherie

Performed by Amadou & Mariam, ft. Romeo Stodard (guitar)

Dimanche a Bamako

Lucy Duran presents Malian duo Amadou and Mariam in concert in London's Kentish Town.