Mdou Moctar
Mdou Moctar
Latest Release
- Tears of Injustice
- February 2025
- • 8 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Funeral for Justice | ||
| 2 | Modern Slaves | ||
| 3 | Imajighen | ||
| 4 | Imouhar | ||
| 5 | Oh France |
Albums
Jan 2025 • 1 song
Dec 2024 • 1 song
Oct 2024 • 1 song
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About
Biography
A Tuareg singer/songwriter and guitarist who is known for his innovative and intense playing style, Mdou Moctar rose from a small village in Niger to earn viral success among West Africa's cell phone-trading network. An appearance on an American compilation in 2010 led to international recognition and further exploratory releases on the Sahel Sounds label. After starring in a Tuareg-language homage to Purple Rain, Moctar's sound continued to evolve as he pushed his musical boundaries as a multi-instrumentalist on 2017's Sousoume Tamachek. Subsequent albums like Ilana: The Crea...