Yamidinine
Taken from the album'album 'Agamgam 2004'
Still largely unknown to Western ears, Omar Moctar, aka "Bambino", is the idol of the young Tuareg of Niger. He performs wild gigs with the electric guitar, which have often earned him comparisons with Jimi Hendrix. Bambino's melodic tracks (like 'Yamidinine') are often sung around campfires, proof among the Tuareg that his are "hit" songs.
In late 2004 Bambino recorded acoustic versions of 10 tracks in the Ténéré desert, which became this, his first real album. He sings and plays several of his compositions and also pays tribute to other Tuareg artists (Abdallah Oumbadougou, Hasso, Kedou).
The label Reaktion has now made this historical recording available to download. The album is released with a digital booklet including translations of the songs, an interview with Bambino and text by the ethnomusicologist Anouck Genthon.
