Last winter, bassist Mikey Coltun travelled to Niamey, Niger to join his bandmates – Mdou Moctar, Ahmoudou Madassane, and Souleymane Ibrahim – and to prepare for the release of the group’s Matador Records debut, Afrique Victime. To date, that trip has yielded a documentary, a Tiny Desk (Home) concert, and a live stream. Unbelievably, there’s
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Featuring live and alternative versions of songs recorded between 2017-2020 in Niger, Mdou Moctar announces Niger EP Vol. 1, out today. Niger EP Vol. 1 features recordings captured in Moctar’s native country,
NEW ALBUM AFRIQUE VICTIME OUT TODAY, MAY 21ST ON MATADOR Ahead of
Following on from the thrilling announce earlier this month of a new
Featuring live and alternative versions of songs recorded between 2017-2020 in Niger, Mdou Moctar announces Niger EP Vol. 1, out today. Niger EP Vol. 1 features recordings captured in Moctar’s native country,
Last winter, bassist Mikey Coltun travelled to Niamey, Niger to join his bandmates – Mdou Moctar, Ahmoudou Madassane, and Souleymane Ibrahim – and to prepare for the release of the group’s Matador
Watch: Mdou Moctar – “Afrique Victime: The Documentary” DECEMBER 2020 The global pandemic trapped Mdou Moctar and his band in their home country of Niger. They could not leave to promote their
NEW ALBUM AFRIQUE VICTIME OUT TODAY, MAY 21ST ON MATADOR Ahead of the release of his hotly-tipped new album Afrique Victime this Friday, May 21st, Modu Moctar has released a further preview
FROM NEW ALBUM AFRIQUE VICTIME OUT MAY 21ST ON MATADOR WATCH ACCOMPANYING VIDEO EDIT HERE “An almighty freakout” – Uncut on ‘Afrique Victime’ “The Hendrix of the Sahara is on peak form”
Following on from the thrilling announce earlier this month of a new album, Afrique Victime, and signing to Matador Records, the band recorded a lives session at a friend’s hime in Niamey,
The familiar elements of Tuareg electric guitar music are here: modal riffs and a kinetic six-beat, three-against-two pulse. But “Chismiten” — with lyrics chiding about the pointlessness of jealousy — supercharges those