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BOMBINO
The soundtrack of the Touareg resistance
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Bombino, born Goumour Almoctar, grew up in a Tuareg camp near Agadez, Niger. Due to political unrest, he fled with his family to Algeria in the early 1990s, where he taught himself to play guitar through videos of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straits, Ali Farka Touré, and Tinariwen. After returning to Agadez, he began playing music professionally. In 2006, he toured outside Africa for the first time as a guitarist with Tidawt and recorded a desert blues version of "Hey Negrita" in California with Keith Richards and Charlie Watts. His first official release came in 2009 with "Music from Niger: Guitars from Agadez, Vol. 2."
BOMBINO
The soundtrack of the Touareg resistance
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Bombino, born Goumour Almoctar, grew up in a Tuareg camp near Agadez, Niger. Due to political unrest, he fled with his family to Algeria in the early 1990s, where he taught himself to play guitar through videos of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straits, Ali Farka Touré, and Tinariwen. After returning to Agadez, he began playing music professionally. In 2006, he toured outside Africa for the first time as a guitarist with Tidawt and recorded a desert blues version of "Hey Negrita" in California with Keith Richards and Charlie Watts. His first official release came in 2009 with "Music from Niger: Guitars from Agadez, Vol. 2."
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