Bombino, the desert bluesman who helped popularize the eclectic, electric sound of the Sahara, showed off his guitar genius Saturday night in the Finger Lakes. The soft-spoken but strong-strumming ...

When the Tuareg people of northern Niger once again decided to take up arms in the face of government neglect and repression in 2007, Omara “Bombino” Moctar joined the fight with his guitar. Like the ...

Omar “Bombino” Moctar straddles two worlds. A Tuareg, the desert people of the Sahara, Bombino, as he is known, adheres to the centuries-old musical traditions of his people, weaving tales of struggle ...

African guitarist Bombino has achieved worldwide acclaim, and probably owes at least part of his success with U.S. rock fans to his 2013 album on Nonesuch, Nomad, which The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach ...

Patriotism may be the last refuge of scoundrels, but musical censorship runs close behind. Be it plantation owners confiscating the drums of African-American slaves, or Nazi propaganda snuffing out ...

African Voices is a weekly show that highlights Africa’s most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. For Omara Moctar, the ...

In the 2010 documentary Agadez, The Music And The Rebellion, director Ron Wyman explores the culture of the Tuareg people of North Africa — specifically their music. As pointed out in the film, one ...