This year’s WOMAD festival is coming up in mid-March and given that a lot of Aucklanders head down to New Plymouth for this special event, we thought we’d give you a heads up about the acts we are most excited to see.
BOMBINO
The main reason why you've possibly heard Bombino's name before is that his latest album was produced by Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys (who also produced albums for Lana Del Rey and Dr John). Bombino himself is a Tuareg guitarist, who combines a gritty rock sound with the ever-spiraling riffs that Tuareg music has become known for (Tinariwen are another famous proponent of this sound).
The library has both of Bombino’s CDs if you want to check
them out: Agadez (2011) and Nomad (2013). Here's the current single from his latest album:
