can’t wait (an occasional series) Bombino (AKA Omar Moctar, Goumar Almoctar, Bambino) Chicago (Millennium Park), 7/11/11 More desert guitar. Live, Niger #1 *** #2 More? Here.
Archive for the ‘Niger’ category
Tuesday, 4/19/11
04/19/2011Wednesday, 10/13/10
10/13/2010Today, celebrating our 400th post, we revisit a few favorites. ***** street music Whatever it is, this guy’s got it. (Originally posted on 8/25/10.) ***** take two (or is it one?) Following up on Vijay Iyer’s take (6/30/10), here’s the original. M.I.A., “Galang” (2005) One of the things I love about M.I.A. is that she [...]
Monday, 8/9/10
08/09/2010Guitar, drums—that’s all it takes. Bombino (AKA Bambino), live, Niger (Agadez), 2010 Part 1 ***** Part 2
Thursday, 7/22/10
07/22/2010When the groove is strong enough, even the walls seem to sway. Group Inerane, “Ano Nagarus,” live, Niger, 2004
Thursday, 3/4/10
03/04/2010Imagine that, one day, all the music you’ve ever heard in your life disappeared from the world. How much music would remain?
