“Produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, this set showcases Omara “Bombino” Moctar, a firebrand guitarist from Niger rooted in the electric-blues tradition of the nomadic Tuareg tribes (see also Tinariwen, fellow denizens of the Sahara and the sound’s foremost ambassadors). Bombino’s style is raw, spacious, tuneful, deeply hypnotic and remarkably fluid – even when he’s shooting rapid-fire notes, ”
