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Bombino Quotes

born 1980 Nigeria

Omara "Bombino" Moctar (in Tifinagh ⴱⵓⵎⴱⵉⵏⵓ; born 1 January 1980) is a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger. His music is sung in Tamasheq and often addresses Tuareg geopolitical concerns.

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“Using a pick is like taking an instrument that has five strings—your hand—and turning it into an instrument that has only one—the pick.”

"We have to talk about the Sahel through our albums, through our songs, through an understanding of the entire world."

“Guitarists like Mark Knopfler and Jimi and Santana showed me a freedom that was possible to achieve through music and, more specifically, on the guitar.”

"We’ve become like a family on the road these past two years, and now when we’re onstage we can play like we’re one person with eight arms. This, of course, makes the music more advanced."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bombino (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.