Azel (album)

Azel
Studio album by
Bombino
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]

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

  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.