African guitarist Bombino and his band are playing a concert in Winston-Salem Wednesday night. The Grammy-nominated musician whom The New York Times calls “the Sultan of Shred” is considered a prominent musical voice of the Saharan region. Bombino also known as Oumara Moctar came of age in northern Niger during a time of great political strife.
Remnants of the last recording sessions made by one of the most influential Kenyan musicians have been reworked and released as a new posthumous double album.
Individually, Ricky Skaggs, Ry Cooder and Sharon White are acclaimed vets of the roots music scene. When they join forces, the trio becomes an Americana supergroup.