Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter, was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression by government forces. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion while echoing with guitar riffs reminiscent of fellow Africans Tinariwen and Ali Farka Touré not to mention rock and blues icons such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Page. Already a superstar in the Tuareg community, with the release of Agadez on Cumbancha Discovery Bombino's stature as one of Africa's hottest young guitarists has been revealed to the world.
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Bombino and his band perform a special acoustic song entitled Imouhar for Pitchfork.TV in Highline Park in New York City's Manhattan.
Desert blues/rock phenomenon Bombino returns to North America this spring for an extensive 25-date tour across the US & Canada. New dates may still be added. Visit the events page for details on every show and links to purchase tickets. Now's your chance to catch the artist iTunes selected as "Breakthrough World Music Artist of 2011". Read on for a complete list of confirmed tour dates.
...read moreBombino Makes NPR's 50 Favorite Albums of 2011
Bombino's debut album Agadez has been selected by NPR as one of their favorite albums of 2011. In fact, the album made it into the Top 50 along side the likes of Adele, Radiohead, James Blake, Wilco and many others. Click here to check out the complete list and if you haven't already listen to Agadez here.
Hot off the heels of a two month European tour, North African guitar phenomenon Bombino is setting the stage for his second North American tour this November and December.
...read moreAvailable at all major retailers and online at iTunes, Amazon and from Cumbancha Direct - bombino.bandcamp.com
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With the widely-acclaimed international release of Agadez Bombino has established himself as a definitive and timeless African guitarist. "He layers acoustic and electric guitar parts, undergirded by syncopated clapping, hand percussion, and lean bass lines, to form a rhythmically intricate lattice of propulsive licks, acid stabs, and snaking leads. Bombino's clenched, nasal singing perfectly complements the restrained, meditative music, leaping out of the hypnotizing grooves with the force of a spell caster's incantations." - Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
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