Album · Amadou and Mariam
Welcome to Mali by Amadou and Mariam
Welcome to Mali is an album by Amadou and Mariam, released in 2008. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sabali”, on 2 lists with a best position of #158.
Welcome to Mali, the fifth studio album from Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, came out on Because Music in Europe on November 17, 2008, with Nonesuch bringing it to America the following March. The blind married couple had met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, playing in its Eclipse Orchestra, and by now they'd already charmed France with Dimanche à Bamako.
Amadou Bagayoko's guitar and voice and Mariam Doumbia's singing ride a mix of blues and rock over traditional African rhythms, bright and buoyant and built for dancing. "Sabali" is the one that turned up on the countdowns. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2010, and in 2012 it went gold across Europe, meaning sales of at least 75,000 copies.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Welcome to Mali on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabali | 2 | #158 | – | 2022–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.