Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are the members of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, which s named after the artists themselves.Previously, Amadou was a member of Les Ambassadeurs du Hotel in 1974 and remained in the band for six years. In the early 1980s, the couple became acquainted at the Institute for the Young Blind and realised immediately that, among other things in common, they shared an interest in music.

This Mexican quartet is considered one of the most daring and creative bands playing Spanish rock, and of alternative rock bands of all nationalities from the 1990s.
They began their artistic career with the launch of the album of the same name, which featured tracks with sounds rooted in British and North American rock but sung in Spanish and also featuring elements of funk and hip hop.

Idan Raichel, the project leader, learned to play as a child and his first performance was as a member of the Israeli Army band. His passion for music remained when he returned to civilian life and he decided to pay closer attention to what was going on in the world of performing arts.