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{{Infobox album
| name       = Welcome To Mali
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Amadou & Mariam]]
| cover      = WelcomeToMali.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = November 17, 2008 (Europe)<br />March 24, 2009 (US)
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music]]<br />[[African blues]]<br />[[electronic music|Electronic]]<br>[[Worldbeat]]
| length     = 57:33
| label      = [[Because Music]] (Europe)<br />[[Nonesuch Records]] (US)
| producer   = [[Marc Antoine Moreau]]<br />[[Laurent Jais]]<br />[[Damon Albarn]]
| prev_title = [[Dimanche à Bamako]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[Folila]]
| next_year  = 2012
}}
'''''Welcome to Mali''''' is the fifth studio album by [[Mali]]an musicians [[Amadou & Mariam]]. It was released on [[Because Music]] on November 17, 2008, in Europe and was released on [[Nonesuch Records]] on March 24, 2009, in the United States.
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the [[Independent Music Companies Association]] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vut.de/index.php?id=42&tx_vutnews_pi1%5Barticle%5D=210&cHash=b7db7c5c120f55ac6c06cd370dbeec86|title = Aktuelles VUT: VUT - Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V.}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
|total_length=57:33
|title1= Sabali
|writer1= Albarn, Doumbia, Moreau
|length1= 3:15
|title2= Ce N'est Pas Bon
|writer2 = Bagayoko, Moreau
|length2= 3:49
|title3= Magosa<ref name=magosa>Spelled "Magossa" on the CD back cover, but "Magosa" on http://amadou-mariam.com/, "Magosa" is the title with which this song was registered with the [[Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique|SACEM]], "Magossa" being the subtitle</ref>
|writer3= 	Doumbia
|length3= 3:43
|title4= Djama
|writer4= Bagayoko, Dembele
|length4= 3:15
|title5= Djuru
|writer5= Doumbia
|length5=3:35
|title6= Je Te Kiffe (feat. [[Juan Rozoff]])
|writer6= Bagayoko, Rosoff
|length6=4:18
|title7= Masiteladi (feat. [[Matthieu Chedid|-M-]])
|writer7= Bagayoko
|length7=3:56
|title8= Africa (feat. [[K'Naan]])
|writer8= Bagayoko, Keinan
|length8=3:48
|title9= Compagnon de la Vie
|writer9=	Bagayoko
|length9=3:46
|title10= Unissons-nous (feat. [[Keziah Jones]])
|writer10= 	Doumbia
|length10=4:16
|title11= Bozos
|writer11= 	Bagayoko
|length11=3:46
|title12= I Follow You (Nia Na Fin)
|writer12= 	Bagayoko
|length12=4:02
|title13= Welcome to Mali
|writer13= 	Bagayoko
|length13=3:20
|title14= Batoma
|writer14= 	Doumbia
|length14=4:13
|title15= Sebeke
|writer15= 	Bagayoko, Doumbia
|length15=4:31
|title16= Boula (hidden track)
|writer16=
|length16=
}}
==Singles==
"Sabali," released on 27 October 2008, was the first single from the album. The second single was "Masiteladi."
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
|rev1= [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score= {{rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1448200|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2=[[The Guardian]]
|rev2score= {{Rating|4|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/amadou-mariam-welcome-to-mali link]
|rev3= [[Mojo Magazine|Mojo]]
|rev3score= {{Rating|4|5}}
|rev4= [[musicOMH]]
|rev4score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/amadou-mariam-2_1108.htm link]
|rev5= [[Observer Music Monthly]]
|rev5score= {{Rating|5|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/09/world-music-amadou-mariam-mali link]
|rev6= [[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]
|rev6score = (5.5/10) [http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/03/amadou-mariam-welcome-to-mali.html link]
|rev7= [[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev7score= (8.4/10) [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12435-welcome-to-mali/ link]
|rev8=[[Popmatters]]
|rev8score= (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72393-amadou-and-mariam-welcome-to-mali/ link]
|rev9= [[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]
|rev9score= {{rating|5|5}} [http://www.uncut.co.uk/amadou-and-mariam/amadou-mariam-welcome-to-mali-review link]
|rev10 = [[Robert Christgau]]|rev10score = A [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Amadou+%26+Mariam]}}
''Welcome to Mali'' has received mostly positive reviews. On the review aggregate site [[Metacritic]], the album has a score of 86 out of 100, indicating "Universal acclaim."<ref name=metacritic>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/welcome-to-mali/critic-reviews Critic Reviews for Welcome to Mali]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved 22 February 2012.</ref>
Keith Phillips of [[The A.V. Club]] gave the album a grade of A−, writing "''Welcome To Mali'' sounds heavily produced but not overproduced, and even with the pings and whizzing, Amadou’s playing and the pair’s singing insure it never sounds less than organic."<ref name=avclub>Phillips, Keith. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091224111248/http://www.avclub.com/articles/amadou-mariam-welcome-to-mali,25515/ Amadou & Mariam: Welcome to Mali]. [[The A.V. Club]]. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2012.</ref> In another positive review, [[Pitchfork Media]]'s Joe Tangari wrote: "This album is an affirmation of global connectivity and an emerging global culture that transcends and repurposes tradition as it sees fit-- the sound of Mali merging with the world at large."<ref name=pitchfork>Tangari, Joe. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12435-welcome-to-mali/ Amadou & Mariam: Welcome to Mali]. [[Pitchfork Media]]. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2012.</ref>
[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'s Nick Marino, on the other hand, called the album "frustratingly uneven," writing: "[D]espite moments of exuberance, it can also feel like a mundane grind [...]"<ref name=pastemag>Marino, Nick. [http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/03/amadou-mariam-welcome-to-mali.html Amadou & Mariam: Welcome to Mali]. [[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2012.</ref>
In August 2009, the [[webzine]] [[Pitchfork Media]] named Sabali the 249th track in their staff list "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s"<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web | author=Pitchfork Staff |title= The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s |website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | url= http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/2/ | date= 17 August 2009 |accessdate= 17 August 2009 }}</ref> and earned a [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album]] nomination in 2010.
==References==
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{{Amadou & Mariam}}
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[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Damon Albarn]]
[[Category:Amadou & Mariam albums]]
[[Category:Because Music albums]]
[[Category:Nonesuch Records albums]]