Bombino & Vieux Farka Touré

It’s been a good month for Tuareg music in the Triangle; Tinariwen and Les Filles de Illighadad performed in Carrboro and Durham, respectively, in late September, and now we have a feast of Tuareg guitar-playing in Carrboro. Touré is the son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré, but he long ago stepped out of his father’s shadow as major force in the desert blues. Bombino (aka Omara Moctar) hails from Niger and has built a reputation over the past decade for his fiery guitar playing. Both men can work wonders with their guitars, unleashing endlessly spiraling lines that manage to simultaneously stay in exactly the same place while flying away in every direction. Bombino’s tone is a little more trebly and distorted, and Touré’s is buzzier, with a little more reverb; after a pair of individual solo sets, the two will join forces for what should be a dizzying guitar duel.