Tuareg guitarist and singer Bombino, and shape-shifting rock artist Beck. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talked with Newport Folk Festival producer Jay Sweet about this year's lineup and why ...

The four-day festival features an eclectic mix of musical acts from roots to electronica including Bombino, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars, Everyone Orchestra, and more. Located in Siuslaw ...

The free festival, beloved by thousands ... Some of the popular acts set to return include Bombino, Wayne Henderson & Friends, the legendary Ingramettes, and Trouble Funk, among others.

2011’s Agadez boasts a richer studio sound, but all of Bombino’s qualities are in abundance. He is also the subject of a documentary, Agadez, The Music and the Rebellion, and his appearance presents a ...

Bombino is one of these — a young guitarist and singer from Niger, as well as a rising star in Tuareg folk-rock. His newest album is Agadez. The guitar playing on this album is clean and tuneful ...

Electrifying guitarist Bombino traveled from Agadez, Niger as a member of the nomadic Tuareg people to Dan Auerbach’s Nashville studio last year, where the musician crafted his hypnotic new ...

Two years ago, Tuareg guitarist and singer Omar "Bombino" Moctar burst into international consciousness with an amazing solo debut album, Agadez. Here was a young artist who was, in certain ways, ...

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 simply playing music, regardless of the subject ...