Bombino Ups the Ante on His Tuareg Desert Blues/Rock Sound

Two years ago in MacArthur Park during its Levitt Pavilion summer concert series, Tuareg guitarist Omaro Bombino Moctar and his four-piece band performed a free concert for a ragtag mix of Angelenos. Some were regulars looking for shade and ...

Since a young age Nigerien singer Omara Moctar, popularly known as Bombino, has been a fan of Jimmy Hendrix. He now makes his own rock'n'roll music rooted in traditional Tuareg music. Before 2009, Bombino was little known outside sub-Saharan ...

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