Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar and his band (Ahmoudou Madassane on rhythm guitar, Souleymane Ibrahim on drums, and Mikey Coltun on bass) played the first of two sold out nights at the Music Hall of ...

Depending on where you are in the world, life after the death of physical music looks very different. In West Africa, the post-CD landscape was populated by market stalls selling SIM and micro-SD ...

There’s a simple reason for the frenzied sound of Mdou Moctar’s music. “For me, it’s like the world is going crazy,” says the electric guitarist, a descendant of the Tuareg people of the West African ...

Mdou Moctar has a reputation for engrossing live performances and this concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House (BAM) on Friday, 25 February, was no exception. He is riding the crest of ...

Over the past few years, Nigerien musician Mdou Moctar’s created a special sound by mixing his traditional Tuareg influences with rock, psychedelia, and more. Utilizing his unique aesthetic, Moctar’s ...

“Funeral for Justice,” the musician from Niger’s album due next month, amps up the urgency in his work: “I want you to know how serious this is.” By Ben Sisario “Funeral for Justice,” the new album by ...

On the album “Funeral for Justice,” released in May, guitar phenom Mdou Moctar isn’t holding back. He never really has, not since he officially started releasing music in 2008. Moctar is a Tuareg ...

Mdou Moctar is the latest in a long line of Tuareg musicians to emerge from the Saharan region of Africa and find interest in other parts of the world. Before him, acts like Tamikrest, Bombino, ...

Try telling Mdou Moctar that Western colonialism is a thing of the past. We’re discussing his sensational new album, Afrique Victime, over a crackly phone connection; Ramadan is over and Moctar is in ...

Mdou Moctar was born to shred. The spirit of rock ’n’ roll lies deep in his soul and pulses through his fingertips every time he grabs his ax. When Moctar was growing up in Niger, his parents ...