At home with Amadou and Mariam - in pictures

Amadou and Mariam stand in front of a mural inside the school for the blind, Union Malienne des Aveugles, where they first met Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

A musician plays on the streets of Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou and Mariam visit the school for the blind, Union Malienne des Aveugles Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Daily life in Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou and Mariam visit a classroom at the school for the blind Union Malienne des Aveugles Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Pupil Brouliye Bagayoko at Union Malienne des Aveugles, Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Daily life in Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou and Mariam meet a pupil at Union Malienne des Aveugles Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Daily life in Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou being interviewed at the studios of ORTM, Mali's national television station Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou plays guitar for Idrissa Soumaoro's new record at producer Manjul's studio Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Daily life in Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou performing in his home town of Bamako, Mali Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

A person on a camel in Bamako Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou performs with stand in singer Fantani Toure at a concert in La Pyramide Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer

Amadou and Mariam pose on the rooftop of their house in Bamako Photograph: Observer