During his career, which lasted over 50 years, Balaké recorded and performed in different parts of West Africa as well as New York and Paris.
[2] In 1962 he began his professional career, playing in different orchestras in Bamako, Abidjan, Kankan and Conakry throughout the decade.
[4][5] He then became the singer for the Super Volta orchestra, and in 1970 he formed the band Amadou Balaké and the 5 Consuls before recording his first album as a leader in the mid 1970s.
[7][8] In 1982, his single "Taximan n'est pas gentil" earned him a golden record in Ivory Coast.
[1] In the year 2000, Balaké was invited by producer Ibrahima Sylla to join Senegalese salsa band Africando as a guest vocalist in their album Mandali.