| Azel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Azel is the third studio album by Nigerien musician Bombino. It was released on April 1, 2016 under Partisan Records. [6]
| 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 |
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