Malian duo Amadou & Mariam release a 13-track digital album of remixes today, available exclusively in the US on iTunes. The Remixes collection features favorite singles from their best-selling Because/Nonesuch albums Welcome to Mali and Dimanche à Bamako, along with several new versions, and some previously unreleased mixes, from across their catalog reworked by what Pitchfork calls a "wonderfully random" group of collaborators. Highlights include new versions of the single "Sabali" by Miike Snow and French techno maestro Vitalic; and "Afrika" revisited by Bob Sinclar. 

"Amadou & Mariam make a joyous, tightly constructed form of Afro-pop that crosses musical borders just as fluidly as it interweaves guitar lines," says Pitchfork. "The duo have admirers from all over the musical map, and many of them show up on Remixes."

Among the African contributions to the compilation are the township remix of "Ce N’est Pas Bon" by South Africa’s DJ Aero, and a reworking of "Masiteladi" by Mali’s Mo DJ. Two New York bootlegs also make their way onto the album with rising star Theophilus London’s mix of "Sabali" and DJ Sabo’s "Artistiya." Classics include 2005’s Afrikanz on Marz mix of "Coulibaly" by Ashley Beedle and a version by Akon. 

Several tracks from Amadou & Mariam's back catalog are featured, including "Je Pense à Toi," from their 1999 album Sou Ni Tilé, the track that first brought the duo to Manu Chao’s attention, and which is reworked here by DJ Alix.

Amadou & Mariam will open for U2 on their two sold-out stadium dates in South Africa next month: February 13 at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium, and February 18 at Cape Town Stadium.

For more information on Amadou & Mariam's Remixes album, visit nonesuch.com/albums/remixes. To purchase Amadou & Mariam's Remixes from iTunes, click here.