Afrique victime
by Mdou Moctar
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 May 2021
- Label: Matador
- Country: Niger
- Length: 41:18
- Community rating: 3.74/5 from 14 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Afrique victime', Mdou Moctar fuses traditional Tuareg desert blues and takamba rhythms with explosive psychedelic rock guitar, drawing frequent comparisons to Jimi Hendrix. [1, 2, 3] While it was his first album utilizing professional studios, the production maintains a raw, live energy, with many tracks captured in single takes across various impromptu locations. [1, 5] The album's lyrics address the victimization of Africa through colonialism and regional violence, while also exploring themes of love, establishing it as his international breakthrough on Matador Records. [1, 2, 4]
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, political, virtuosic, fuzz, desert, guitars, vocal, percussive, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Chismiten (04:58)
- Taliat (03:48)
- Ya Habibti (03:31)
- Tala Tannam (05:38)
- Untitled (01:25)
- Asdikte Akal (04:31)
- Layla (04:26)
- Afrique Victime (07:25)
- Bismilahi Atagah (05:36)
Credits
- Mdou Moctar - lead guitar, vocals
- Mikey Coltun - bass guitar, backing vocals, drum machines, production, filmed by
- Ahmoudou Madassane - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Cem Misirlioglu - director
- Souleymane Ibrahim - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Mamadou Halidou - filmed by
- WH Moustapha - filmed by
- Winston Case - edited by
- Vitor Hirtsch - film audio mix