Matador Records
Mdou Moctar - Niger EP Vol. 2 (Transparent Green Vinyl)
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Mdou
Moctar
has
announced
details
of
part
two
of
the
Niger
EP
series
–
featuring
live
and
alternate
versions
of
songs
spanning
the
band’s
discography
recorded
in
their
native
Niger.
“Ibitlan
is
a
love
song,”
says
producer
and
bassist
Mikey
Coltun.
“Mdou
sings
about
his
love
for
a
woman,
comparing
her
to
a
beautiful
valley
with
a
stream
running
through
it,
how
her
skin
is
a
yellow
flower
and
her
smile
is
like
lightning.
This
particular
recording
was
done
in
Agadez
in
2017
at
a
wedding.
Mdou
and
I
had
played
three
weddings
a
day
for
about
a
month
and
a
half
on
that
trip.
It
was
like
bootcamp.
I
loved
it.
Ibitlan
is
one
of
Mdou's
oldest
songs
and
is
covered
by
pretty
much
every
Tuareg
guitarist.
We've
played
versions
of
this
song
lasting
over
20
minutes.
It's
definitely
one
of
my
favorites
to
play!”
An
innovative
alchemy
of
Tuareg
folk,
blues
and
rock,
electric
guitar
pyrotechnics,
field
recordings
and
electronics
with
poetic
call-to-arms
lyrics
about
the
plight
of
his
homeland
of
Niger,
Moctar’s
2021
album
Afrique
Victime
swept
end
of
year
lists,
achieving
high
placements
in
The
Economist,
The
Guardian,
The
New
York
Times,
Uncut,
MOJO,
Pitchfork,
The
New
Yorker,
NPR,
Rolling
Stone,
Dazed
&
Confused,
DJ,
Crack
and
many
others.
Tracklisting
1.
Iblis
Amghar
2.
Ibitilan
3.
Nakane
Dish
4.
Chimoumounim
5.
Asdikte
Akal
6.
Azawad
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