Mdou Moctar "Ilana (The Creator)" 2022-12-23 moody and romantic country-noir

moody and romantic country-noir

and a rough mix of POGUETRY IN MOTION outtake

is also featured on the B-side

Originally released in April 1987 on Def Jam Recordings

The band has also had their time in the mainstream with a split release with Nirvana

Mdou Moctar "Ilana (The Creator)" 2022-12-23 moody and romantic country-noirBlistering and hypnotic, 'Ilana (The Creator)' (2019) marked the beginning of a new chapter for Mdou Moctar. It is the Nigerien guitar hero's first album recorded with a live rock band and perfectly captures the heavy, psychedelic sound part Tuareg desert blues, part ZZ Top that the quartet had honed through endless touring and which would come to explosive fruition on 'Afrique Victime' (2021) and 'Funeral For Justice' (2024). 'Ilana' was the first