Mariam Bagayoko's Tribute to Amadou
Changemakers Series
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Sony Hall – 235 West 46th Street, Manhattan
Doors: 6 PM | Show: 8 PM
Tickets: Tickets: $42.50 | $47.50 | $75
WMI Member price: $34 | $38 | $60
Co-Presented with Sony Hall
For over forty years, Amadou & Mariam joyfully intertwined their love story with a musical career that established them as cherished ambassadors of Malian and African music worldwide. The Grammy Award-nominated husband-and-wife duo graced the stages of the world’s largest festivals and opened for rock legends like U2 and Coldplay. Following Amadou’s passing in April 2025, Mariam and her devoted musicians honor her late husband with the melodies that brought the couple fame, along with songs from the upcoming album, L’Amour à la Folie, to be released this fall. This tribute concert is part of our Changemakers series, in recognition of the couple’s tireless work as ambassadors for Sightsavers International, campaigning to end discrimination against children with disabilities, and fundraising for the Bamako Institute for the Young Blind, where they famously met and fell in love.
The CHANGEMAKERS series highlights artists who, aside from enriching lives through the arts, positively impact society and their communities via their philanthropic, advocacy, and/or educational contributions and activism.