Mavis Staples, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, Fantastic Negrito, Eric Burdon and The Animals, WAR and Malian duo Amadou and Mariam will perform at this year’s Stern Grove Festival. The free, 10-week summer music festival at Sigmund Stern Grove Park, a summer tradition, is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year.…

Amadou and Mariam, courtesy. Amadou, the son of a soldier, grew up in the village of Douenza in Mali, in western Africa. That is is 500 miles from the capital city of Bamako; Mariam’s home. He lost his eyesight at a young age due to a congenital cataract. Mariam,…