Azel (album)

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 Bombino
Released	April 1, 2016
Recorded	fall 2015 at Applehead Recording Studios, Woodstock, NY[1]
Genre	Blues,[2] folk
Label	Partisan
Producer	Dave Longstreth[3]
Bombino chronology
Nomad (2013) Azel (2016) Deran (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

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.