Sufi Muslim singers from Mali team up with Christian gospel singers from the American South:A new recording pairs the husband and wife duo Amadou and Mariam with the gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama. The result is called “Bamako to Birmingham.” Marco Werman plays us the title track.
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