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Guitarist Bombino, a Taureg exile from Africa, brings his music to Oakland and Santa Cruz

Bombino's desperate 2007 flight from his homeland, Niger, set in motion an unlikely chain of events that has turned the guitarist into a global music sensation, with an acclaimed album, a guest spot with Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl and a recording with Keith Richards.

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19:31 on April 10 2012

Guitarist Bombino, a Taureg exile from Africa, brings his music to Oakland and Santa Cruz

Mercury News, California — Bombino's desperate 2007 flight from his homeland, Niger, set in motion an unlikely chain of events that has turned the guitarist into a global music sensation, with an a... more info

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