Song · Amadou and Mariam
“Sabali” by Amadou and Mariam
From the album Welcome to Mali (2008)
“Sabali” by Amadou and Mariam appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2022 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album Welcome to Mali. Its best result is #158 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #8,528 indie & aaa song of all time.
On "Sabali", from Welcome to Mali, Amadou & Mariam's fifth studio album, Damon Albarn does nearly everything but sing lead. He wrote the music, produced it, plays keyboards and bass and adds backing vocals, while Mariam Doumbia takes the lead and wrote the words with Marc Antoine Moreau.
Around them sits a small string section: violins from Antonia Pagulatos, Alice Pratley and Kotono Sato, violas from Emma Owens and Stella Page, Izzi Dunn on cello and Al Mobbs on double bass, all recorded and mixed by Jason Cox. The album came out on Because Music in Europe on November 17, 2008, reached America through Nonesuch the following March, and in 2012 picked up a gold award for its sales across Europe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 158 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 889 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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