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.
Bombino and his band perform a special acoustic song entitled Imouhar for Pitchfork.TV in Highline Park in the Lower East Side of New York City's Manhattan.
A really nice short film about Bombino that was produced for his World Sessions tour in the Netherlands in October 2010. Its not in English, but you can practice your French and Dutch at the same time! The images are beautiful. Worth a watch.
Video clip of a live performance in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18th, 2011. Bombino is joined on stage by Ravid Kahalani from The Idan Raichel Project.
One of two songs performed by Bombino on the popular BBC television program Later... with Jools Holland on Tuesday, November 1st 2011.
One of two songs performed by Bombino on the popular BBC television program Later... with Jools Holland on Tuesday, November 1st 2011.
Trailer for the feature documentary, Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion. The film is an intimate look at the Tuareg culture of the Sahara Desert and features the music of the extraordinary Tuareg musician, Omara "Bombino" Moctar.
VISIT: www.agadezthemovie.com
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