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Chvrches, Bombino, Lucius And More At The SXSW Radio Day Stage

Clockwise from top left: Chvrches (The Current), Jack Garratt (courtesy of the artist), Bombino (Cameron Pollack/WXPN), The Heavy (KUTX), Hinds (Melissa Wax/KEXP), Lucius (Rich McKie/WXPN). Courtesy of the artists & NPR member stations hide caption

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World Cafe

Chvrches, Bombino, Lucius And More At The SXSW Radio Day Stage

Jack Garratt, The Heavy and Hinds also performed at the showcase, curated by public radio stations.

Songs We Love: Bombino, 'Akhar Zaman (This Moment)'

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Bombino, 'Akhar Zaman (This Moment)'

The virtuoso singer-guitarist from Niger returns with a rocking "desert blues" eulogy for traditional Tuareg ways.

Akhar Zaman

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Bombino: Tiny Desk Concert

Bombino performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 19, 2013. Erica Yoon/NPR hide caption

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Tiny Desk

Bombino: Tiny Desk Concert

For our 300th Tiny Desk Concert, we showcase Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a Tuareg guitarist from Niger whose hypnotic and alluring jams can be traced back to a youthful appreciation of Jimi Hendrix.

Bombino: Tiny Desk Concert

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Vintage Cafe: Bombino

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World Cafe

Vintage Cafe: Bombino

XPN

Recorded with the help of The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, the Tuareg guitarist's latest album, Nomad, is packed with hypnotic and exciting guitar lines.

Listen To Bombino On World Cafe

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Bombino: A Desert Rock 'Nomad' Rolls Into Nashville

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Music Reviews

Bombino: A Desert Rock 'Nomad' Rolls Into Nashville

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach produced the Tuareg guitar virtuoso's latest album and adds sonic heft rarely heard on African guitar recordings.

Bombino: A Desert Rock 'Nomad' Rolls Into Nashville

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First Listen: Bombino, 'Nomad'

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First Listen

First Listen: Bombino, 'Nomad'

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach pairs up with monster Tuareg guitarist Bombino for a dream-team album. The result balances tightly coiled melodies with wide-open, Saharan spaciousness.

Bombino, 'Nomad'

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New Music, Brought To You By The Letter 'B'

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New Music, Brought To You By The Letter 'B'

This week All Songs Considered, is brought to you in part by the letter B. Robin Hilton and Bob Boilen bring us new cuts from Brass Bed, Bombino, Benoit Pioulard, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Waxhatchee and Brainstorm.

New Music, Brought To You By The Letter 'B'

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KCRW Presents: Bombino

Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a Tuareg of Saharan Africa, is originally from Niger. Rob Wyman hide caption

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Studio Sessions

KCRW Presents: Bombino

KCRW

An heir to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, this African Tuareg guitarist can really shred. In a session from KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Bombino showcases his hypnotic and powerful playing.

KCRW Presents: Bombino

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Bombino: High-Energy Sounds From 'Agadez,' Niger

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Music Reviews

Bombino: High-Energy Sounds From 'Agadez,' Niger

Fresh Air

Since the 1960s, the electric guitar has provided a bridge between international folk cultures and modern pop music. An example today is the singer and guitarist Bombino from Niger, whose album Agadez contains currents of blues and rock, along with traces of African folk.

Bombino: High-Energy Sounds From 'Agadez,' Niger

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