Agamgam 2004

Desert recordings made for a Spanish film crew in late 2004, first released in 2010 under the name Bambino.
Bombino, 2010

Released
7 June 2010
Recorded
late 2004
Studio
Agamgam, Niger
Label
Reaktion

The sessions were recorded in late 2004 at Agamgam in Niger. They came out as downloads on Reaktion on 7 June 2010 under the name Bambino. A vinyl edition followed on Record Store Day 2014 from Glitterbeat and Reaktion, this time under the name Bombino, and it left out the second version of Ténéré.

Several of the songs are credited to other Tuareg writers. The two versions of Ténéré and Illillagh Tenere are credited to Abdallah Oumbadougou, Intidgagen to Kedou Ag Ossad, and Tazidert and Ahar Azamane to Hasso Akotey. The album holds the earliest recording of Amidinine.

Track listing

  1. Hé Ténéré (1 Guitar Version)5:13
  2. Imuhar5:51
  3. Yamidinine4:50
  4. Intidgagen5:05
  5. Azamane4:58
  6. Illillagh Tenere5:36
  7. Adunia4:55
  8. Tazidert5:28
  9. Ahar Azamane5:57
  10. Hé Ténéré (2 Guitars Version)3:59

Personnel

More from Bombino

Agadez (2011), Nomad (2013), Azel (2016), Deran (2018), Live in Amsterdam (2020), Sahel (2023)

Sources

  1. Agamgam 2004, Glitterbeat
  2. Agamgam 2004 (release), Discogs