Amadou & Mariam won the Best Group category in the inaugural Songlines Music Awards ( 2009 ) – announced 1 May 2009 – the new world music awards organised by the UK-based magazine , '' Songlines '' . On 26 May , they played a gig to support the homeless charity Crisis at the Union Chapel , in north London where they were joined on stage by their hero , Pink Floyd ’s guitarist , David Gilmour , who played second guitar supporting the whole 80 minute set and a 5-minute encore . On 8 June , they performed on '' Late Night with Jimmy Fallon '' on US TV Channel NBC . That same year , they supported Blur during their two reunion gigs in Hyde Park and also supported UK based band Coldplay on their Viva la Vida Tour on 8 shows . They also performed their duo set '' L’Afrique C’est Chic '' at the Jazz Cafe in London where they were joined on-stage by special guests including Theophilus London , Beth Orton , Krystle Warren ; and they performed a headline show at the Roundhouse , London as part of the iTunes Festival . Also in the 2009 , they became Zeitz Foundation Ambassadors for Culture ( Art ) ; they help raise awareness and shape activities in their respective dimension . They performed live at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
2009 Nobel Peace Prize
2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Amadou & Mariam