Bombino, Young Fathers and Fantastic Negrito to Perform at SummerStage 2015 in New York

Bombino, Young Fathers and Fantastic Negrito are set to perform at SummerStage 2015 in Central Park, New York on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Admission is free.

Omara “Bombino” Moctar was born and raised in Niger. He is a member of the Tuareg Ifoghas tribe, which for centuries has fought against colonialism and the imposition of strict Islamic rule. During his lifetime, the Tuareg people have fought the Niger government to protect their rights on numerous times, causing Bombino and his family to escape several times. In exile, Bombino picked up the guitar and studied videos of Jimi Hendrix and Mark Knopfler in an effort to master their styles.

Bombino worked often as a musician and 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 several 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. Bombino released Nomad (Nonesuch Records) in 2013. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Music album chart and earned enthusiastic reviews.

 

 

Young Fathers includes ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole. The three men are each named after their fathers. They perform rock, pop, hip hop and punk. The UK trio recently released their recording White Men Are Black Men Too (Big Dada).

Fantastic Negrito perform black roots music. Each song is a true story about a musician from Oakland who experienced the highs of a million dollar record deal, the lows of a near fatal car accident that put him in a coma, and is now in the phase of rebirth despite his playing hand being mangled. Negrito’s music consists of slide guitar, drums, piano. Rather than update the Delta Blues sound, Fantastic Negrito includes the original sounds of Lead Belly and Skip James complete, building bridges to a modern sound with loops and samples of his own live instruments. His discography includes Fantastic Negrito EP, Fever and Nobody Makes Money.

Saturday, July 25
Central Park, New York City
Doors at 14:00 (2:00pm)
Central Park, MN – SummerStage