The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Bombino concert began with four men on stage deeply engrossed in playing their ...

A young, Niger-born Tuareg guitarist inspired by the wizardry of Saharan rock bands like Tinariwen, Omar Moctar (a.k.a. Bombino) has helped make African music more relatable to U.S. fans, thanks to ...

Fri, SEP 13 – Umbria Jazz Weekend – Roman Catholic Diocese Of Terni, Italy Sat, SEP 14 – Umbria Jazz Weekend – Roman Catholic Diocese Of Terni, Italy Sun, SEP 15 – Umbria Jazz Weekend – Roman Catholic ...

Playing music is often more than just an act of art. Sometimes, it’s an act of resistance. For Bombino, one of the most famous and virtuosic guitarists hailing from the Sahara Desert, for a long time ...

Bombino has lived much of his life in exile, but he has found a home on the stage. The acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter makes his local debut at Belly Up on Saturday, touring in ...

Among the best discoveries of 2011 was Bombino, a 31-year-old Tuareg guitarist with an Italian-inspired nickname, a life that in short order forced him to take up residence in four different countries ...

There is almost no possible way that someone could have walked away from Tuareg musician Bombino’s show at the Cedar Cultural Center (the first in the African Summer series) without being completely ...

On a recent night in New York City, an ecstatic crowd jammed the dance floor of the club Brooklyn Bowl to see one of the world’s greatest living blues guitarists. He doesn’t hail from the Mississippi ...

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Bombino is the stage name of Tuareg guitarist/songwriter Omara Moctar, from North Africa. According to his bio, he “was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression ...

O mar Moctar (a.k.a. Bombino) is a young, Niger-born Tuareg guitarist inspired by the wizardry of Saharan rock bands like Tinariwen. Watch Bombino... A young, Niger-born Tuareg guitarist inspired by ...