Artist: Mdou Moctar
Album: Niger EP Vol. 1
Genre: World, Desert Blues
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 42:59
Total Tracks: 6
Total Size: 490 MB

Tracklist:

1-01. Mdou Moctar – Imouhar (Drum Machine Version) (13:25)
1-02. Mdou Moctar – Chismiten (Drum Machine Version) (07:36)
1-03. Mdou Moctar – Sibidoul (Live) (04:55)
1-04. Mdou Moctar – Afelen (Live) (03:03)
1-05. Mdou Moctar – Layla (Live) (04:07)
1-06. Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime (Live) (09:51)

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Mdou Moctar has released a new set of songs titled Niger EP Vol. 1. The EP features alternate takes of “Chismiten” and “Imouhar” along with live versions of four other songs, recorded in Niger between 2017 and 2020.Mikey Coltun, Moctar’s bassist and producer of last year’s Afrique Victime, shared a statement about the new EP: “In 2021, we started the Mdou Moctar mixtape series. These releases compiled field recordings, cell phone voice memos, interview clips, conversations captured in the tour van, and blown-out board recordings from shows all over the world. As a continuation of those mixtapes, we present the Niger EPs, which examine the roots of the Mdou Moctar band. Early Mdou recordings were contained on cassettes, though the humble tape was soon replaced by the quick and easy facility of cell phone technology. Long bus rides are common in West Africa. On one of these rides, you might be seated next to a stranger and ask, “What are you listening to?” Then a song exchange would begin over Bluetooth. This is a very real way artists found their music distributed far from home. In that vein, the Niger EP series features solely recordings taped in Mdou Moctar’s home country of Niger. Vol. 1 begin the series with a mix of recordings from 2017-2020, documenting the band at weddings, picnics, rehearsals, and even impromptu house concerts. A must have for any Mdou Moctar fan!”