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Amadou and Mariam’s Welcome to Mali is number 6. The review by Spin’s Lindsey Thomas: In 2005, Dimanche a Bamako served as this blind Malian couple’s international breakout, but producer Manu Chao’s contributions — found-sound snippets, liberal use of his own vocals — sometimes overshadowed them. The follow-up (without Chao) is a more straightforward Afro-pop… Read More »