Amadou & Mariam, a Malian Afro-Blues duo that has shared the same stage with names such as U2, Blur, Coldplay and David Gilmour will be at Babylon on Thursday, November 23 as part the XXF Very Very French Festival, with Renault carrying the main sponsor flag.

Sponsored by the French Culture Centre in Istanbul:

The duo — with eight albums to their name — has overcome disability through music despite being visually impaired. Their album “Welcome to Mali” was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards for “The Best Contemporary World Music Album”; and the two have performed both at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony as well as at the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.