A moving masterpiece by Malian blues legends. I can't say enough of about Amadou & Miriam for people to understand quite how genius the two of them are.
Blind husband and wife met at an institute for the blind in their home city of Bamako, they connected with their joint love of music, and began writing. Amadou on the guitar / backing vocals and Miriam usually lead vocals as well as dabbling in percussion instruments, they have found their way around the world, gaining wide spread accolades both inside and outside of the 'World' music scene.
Unfortunately I cannot find much out about this song, I first heard it on a African Blues compilation CD I bought and this track stood out above the rest. If you like this song and want to hear more of them, I would recommend buying their 1999 album 'Sou ni tilé'