Bombino
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: Niger
- Born: 1 January 1980, Tidene, Niger
- Active: 1997鈥損resent
Biography
Bombino, born Omara Moctar on 1 January 1980 in Tidene, Niger, is a Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter. He taught himself guitar in exile in Algeria, studied with *Haja Bebe* and became a working musician in Agadez. His international breakthrough came with 'Agadez' (2011) and 'Nomad' (2013), produced by *Dan Auerbach*. Singing in Tamasheq, he blends desert blues, Tuareg tradition and rock, and his album 'Deran' (2018) was nominated for a Grammy Award.