A night of Toureg guitar jams and honky tonk grooves to get your body moving

Bombino

Born and raised in Niger, in the northern city of Agadez, Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a Tuareg guitarist and songwriter, was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression by government forces. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion while echoing with guitar riffs reminiscent of fellow Africans Tinariwen and Ali Farka Touré not to mention rock and blues icons such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Page. Already a superstar in the Tuareg community Bombino has quickly earned a reputation as one of Africa's hottest young guitarists

Bombino is a member of the Tuareg Ifoghas tribe, a nomadic people descended from the Berbers of North Africa; for centuries they have fought against colonialism and the imposition of strict Islamic rule. During his lifetime, the Tuareg people have fought the Niger government to secure their rights on numerous occasions, causing Bombino and his family to flee several times. During one such exile, relatives visiting from the front lines of the rebellion left behind a guitar and Bombino began teaching himself to play it. He eventually studied with the renowned Tuareg guitarist Haja Bebe, who asked him to join his band, where he acquired the nickname Bombino—a variation on the Italian word for “little child.” While living in Algeria and Libya in his teen years, Bombino’s friends played him videos of Jimi Hendrix and Mark Knopfler, among others, which they watched over and over in an effort to master their licks. Bombino worked regularly as a musician and also as a herder in the desert near Tripoli, spending many hours alone watching the animals and practicing his guitar. Eventually, Bombino returned to Niger, where he continued to play with a number of local bands. As his legend grew, a Spanish documentary film crew helped Bombino record his first album, Group Bombino’s Guitars from Agadez Vol. 2, which became a local radio hit.

Caleb Stine & The Brakemen

The BALTIMORE SUN has called Caleb Stine the “lynchpin of the Baltimore folk scene.” Like his Baltimore home, Stine keeps the music honest– hardworking, genuine, and unafraid to tell it like it is. Tonight, they open the floor up for a set of sweat-drenched, honky tonk, body moving, dance tunes.

Most recently, Caleb Stine & The Brakemen have released a concept record about Reality, Mortality, and Butter: ‘Time I Let It Go‘. Filmmaker Michael Patrick O’Leary filmed the album making process, from writing stages in Baltimore to recording at Verdant Studios in rural Vermont, with the resulting film ‘It Would Not Let Me Be’ set to premiere at The American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs.

8pm | $25, $22 mbrs. | + $3 at the door