Group Bombino

Group Bombino
Origin Agadez, Niger
Genres Tuareg Blues
Years active 2007–present
Labels Sublime Frequencies
Associated acts Group Inerane, Tinariwen
Website http://www.sublimefrequencies.com
Members Omara "Bombino" Moctar (guitar)

Group Bombino is a music group of Agadez, Niger led by Tuareg guitarist Omara Moctar and including some of the members of their associates Group Inerane.

Their music consists of guitar-based political protest songs of the Tuareg people's rebellion against the governments of Niger and Mali.

They recorded the second album in Seattle-based label Sublime Frequencies' Guitars from Agadez series, recorded live in Agadez in 2007.[1][2]

Currently, Bombino performs and records under his own name.

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