Moctar, Mdou - Ilana The Creator CD
SKU
39-CD-OLE-2043
“Blistering 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 step and its songs remain setlist standbys for the quartet’s soaring performances.”
“Dick Dale - King of the Surf Guitar - was born of Lebanese roots - according to the 'Rolling Stone' obit, Dale's father taught him Middle Eastern musical scales at a young age ... in that way, 1960's California guitar "surf music" is a cousin to the music of North Africa's Mdou Moctar ... I saw him play the music on this record in Brooklyn a few months ago ... think I may have witnessed a Hendrix-level talent ... this is real, spirited, virtuosic, rock-n-roll! All the way from North Africa.”
- LabelMatador
- UPC191401204323