Omara Moctar, globally known as “Bombino,” brought the sounds of music inspired by the vast Niger deserts to Los Angeles World Airports on Monday, Oct. 2. The Tuareg guitarist from Niger became known ...

Tuareg greats Imarhan released their new album Aboogi today via City Slang. The album features a number of notable guests, including Tinariwen’s Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, and Super Furry Animals’ Gruff ...

Raised in the village of Tchintabaraden in rural Niger, Mdou Moctar learned to play music on a guitar he made himself. It had five strings because the plank of wood he used for the fretboard was too ...

Fatour Seidi Ghali is surely not the first person to become enamored of an older sibling’s guitar. When she was about ten, her older brother, Ahmoudou Madassane (who currently plays rhythm guitar for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Omara “Bombino” ...