One of seventeen brothers and sisters (including half brothers and half sisters from both his mother and father), Bombino was enrolled in school in Agadez, but he demonstrated his rebellious spirit early on and refused to go. They are a nomadic people descended from the Berbers of North Africa and for centuries have fought against colonialism and the imposition of strict Islamic rule.īombino spent his early childhood between the encampment and the town of Agadez, the largest city in northern Niger (population about 90,000) and long a key part of the ancient Sahara trade routes connecting North Africa and the Mediterranean with West Africa. The Tuareg, known amongst themselves as the Kel Tamasheq, have long been recognized as warriors, traders and travelers of the Sahara Desert – as a people of grace and nobility as well as fighters of fierce reputation. Bombino was raised as a Muslim and taught to consider honor, dignity and generosity as principal tenets of life. His father is a car mechanic and his mother takes care of the home, as is the Tuareg tradition. He is a member of the Ifoghas tribe, which belongs to the Kel Adagh Tuareg federation. Omara “Bombino” Moctar, whose given name is Goumour Almoctar, was born on January 1,1980, in Tidene, Niger, an encampment of nomadic Tuaregs located about 80 kilometers to the northeast of Agadez. Bombino (Niger) and Vieux Farka Touré (Mali) perform separate sets and together, electric and acoustic, transporting the audience on a dazzling and intimate musical journey to the Sahara Desert, the original birthplace of the blues. Bombino and Vieux Farka Touré – Oct 19, 2019Ībout SONS OF THE SAHARA ~ Bombino and Vieux Farka TouréĪ unique collaboration between two of Africa’s most esteemed and dynamic guitar masters.
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