Sunday in Bamako

October. 15,2008

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary Music

Keywords：

Africa Mali

Trailer Synopsis Cast

This special, behind-the-scenes film takes us on a trip to Mali to witness Amadou & Mariam at home and their musical encounter with legendary artist and producer Manu Chao during the making of their hit album Dimanche à Bamako, The music provides the lifeblood of the film, featuring the hits Sénégal Fast Food and La Realité, popular favourites Coulibaly, M’Bifé and Camions Sauvages plus a rare, unreleased live song by Manu Chao, Kira.

Manu Chao as Self

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Reviews

Stevecorp

2008/10/15

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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AnhartLinkin

2008/10/16

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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Senteur

2008/10/17

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

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Jonah Abbott

2008/10/18

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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