While “Desert Rock” as a genre term applies to the dense, high-decibel riffage of Mojave-dwellers Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, one could easily imagine an alternate universe where its ...
Omara Moctar, globally known as “Bombino,” brought the sounds of music inspired by the vast Niger deserts to Los Angeles World Airports on Monday, Oct. 2. The Tuareg guitarist from Niger became known ...
Imagine a caravan of camels moving across an ocean of sand. There are no roads, no signposts, and no GPS—just endless dunes stretching to the horizon. Yet the travelers know exactly where they are ...
Prolific Tuareg songwriter/guitarist Mdou Moctar, born Mahamadou Souleymane, is Muslim, does not drink, and has given up smoking, but his catalog sounds like an intensely cinematic, psychedelic trip.