Azel is the third studio album by Nigerien musician Bombino. It was released on April 1, 2016 under Partisan Records.[6]

Azel
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Recordedfall 2015 at Applehead Recording Studios, Woodstock, NY[1]
GenreBlues,[2] folk
LabelPartisan
ProducerDave Longstreth[3]
Bombino chronology
Nomad
(2013)
Azel
(2016)
Deran
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Akhar Zaman (This Moment)"3:51
2."Iwaranagh (We Must)"4:59
3."Inar (If You Know the Degree of My Love for You)"3:46
4."Tamiditine Tarhanam (My Love, I Tell You)"4:03
5."Timtar (Memories)"4:53
6."Iyat Ninhay/Jaguar (A Great Desert I Saw)"6:07
7."Igmayagh Dum (My Lover)"5:45
8."Ashuhada (Martyrs of the First Rebellion)"3:24
9."Timidiwa (Friendship)"4:21
10."Naqqim Dagh Timshar (We Are Left in This Abandoned Place)"5:39

References

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  1. ^ Hermes, Will (January 19, 2016). "Bombino Making "Tuareggae" with Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ Beta, Andy (April 11, 2016). "Bombino: Azel". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (March 24, 2016). "Review: Bombino, 'Azel'". NPR Music. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Allmusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  6. ^ Gubbels, Jason (March 22, 2016). "Review: Bombino's Red-Hot Guitar Sings the Desert Blues on 'Azel'". SPIN. Retrieved January 31, 2017.