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Bombino
Omara "Bombino" Moctar, also known as Bombino, was born on January 1, 1980, in
Tidene, Niger, and is a Nigerien singer and musician. He began playing guitar
during his exile in Algeria following the 1990 Buzaye Rebellion. In 2007,
filmmaker Hisham Mayet recorded Bombino and his band during a wedding
performance. The recording was released in 2009 on Group Bombino - Guitars from
Agadez, Vol. 2 through Sublime Frequencies. After another rebellion in 2007 and
forced exile in Burkina Faso, he joined the international performing band
Tidawt. In January 2010, he returned to Niger and r...
