Bombino – Agadez [CD]

Omara Bombino Moctara, a young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter from Agadez, Niger, was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression by government forces, and the spirit of resistance and rebellion comes through in his mesmerizing music. In Bombino’s electrifying jams you can hear echoes of fellow Africans Tinariwen and Ali Farka Touri as well as rock and blues icons Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Page.

Tracklist:

1. Ahoulaguine Akaline (I Greet My Country)
2. Tar Hani (My Love)
3. Adounia (Life)
4. Kammou Taliat (You, My Beloved)
5. Tigrawahi Tikma (Bring Us Together)
6. Tenere (The Desert, My Home)
7. Iyat Idounia Ayasahen (Another Life)
8. Azamane (My Brothers United)
9. Assalam Felawan (Peace To You)
10. Tebsakh Dalet (A Green Acacia)

UPC: 890846001206
Label: Cumbancha
Release Date: 4.19.11
Format: CD