Bombino's "Nomad" Named Among NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013

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Bombino's Nonesuch debut album, Nomad, has been named among NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013. The Tuareg guitarist, singer, and songwriter and The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, who produced the album, "turned out to be a fabulous team," says NPR's Bob Boilen. "What you hear on Nomad is Bombino's already vigorous sound with a bit more bite." Nomad was recently named to Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2013 and to Uncut's list of the Best World Music Albums.

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Bombino's Nonesuch debut album, Nomad, has been named among NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013. The Tuareg guitarist, singer, and songwriter and The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, who produced the album, "turned out to be a fabulous team," says Bob Boilen, host of NPR's All Songs Considered. "What you hear on Nomad is Bombino's already vigorous sound with a bit more bite." Read more, listen to the album track "Amidinine," and see the complete list of NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013 at npr.org.

Nomad was recently named to Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2013 and to Uncut's list of the Best World Music Albums. "For this raw cross-cultural jam, Omara 'Bombino' Moctar—a hot-shit guitarist from Niger—hooked up with Black Key Dan Auerbach, who produced the LP with a crate-digging R&B/psych vibe," says Rolling Stone. "It's full of hypnotic fuzz, and the cosmic country of 'Tamiditine' conjures Workingman's Dead—if it'd been made in the Sahara desert." Read more at rollingstone.com.

To pick up a copy of Nomad, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout and are now 35% off the standard retail price (about 20% off the everyday low prices listed on the site) as part of the current Nonesuch Store anniversary sale.

Bombino and his band recently concluded their 2013 tours of Europe and North America. They head next to Australia for New Year's and performances at The Falls, Southbound, and Sydney festivals into mid-January, after which they kick off the next leg of the European tour. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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Bombino: Nomad, NPR Music 50 Favorite Albums of 2013
  • Tuesday, December 10, 2013
    Bombino's "Nomad" Named Among NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013
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    Bombino's Nonesuch debut album, Nomad, has been named among NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013. The Tuareg guitarist, singer, and songwriter and The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, who produced the album, "turned out to be a fabulous team," says Bob Boilen, host of NPR's All Songs Considered. "What you hear on Nomad is Bombino's already vigorous sound with a bit more bite." Read more, listen to the album track "Amidinine," and see the complete list of NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013 at npr.org.

    Nomad was recently named to Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2013 and to Uncut's list of the Best World Music Albums. "For this raw cross-cultural jam, Omara 'Bombino' Moctar—a hot-shit guitarist from Niger—hooked up with Black Key Dan Auerbach, who produced the LP with a crate-digging R&B/psych vibe," says Rolling Stone. "It's full of hypnotic fuzz, and the cosmic country of 'Tamiditine' conjures Workingman's Dead—if it'd been made in the Sahara desert." Read more at rollingstone.com.

    To pick up a copy of Nomad, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout and are now 35% off the standard retail price (about 20% off the everyday low prices listed on the site) as part of the current Nonesuch Store anniversary sale.

    Bombino and his band recently concluded their 2013 tours of Europe and North America. They head next to Australia for New Year's and performances at The Falls, Southbound, and Sydney festivals into mid-January, after which they kick off the next leg of the European tour. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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