Matador will release a deluxe digital edition of Mdou Moctar’s ‘Afrique Victime’, which expands the album with nine previously unreleased songs, including the studio outtake, ‘Nakanegh Dich’. (Read our review here)
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“These are a mix of demos from Niger and some live tracks from touring around the world, when we were still working out the songs together as a band”, says bassist and producer Mikey Coltun. “These are fun and different early versions of the songs.”
‘Nakanegh Dich’ was recorded in Los Angeles with Rob Schnapf during sessions for the album. “This is Mdou’s very first time using a wah pedal,” explains bassist and producer, Mikey Coltun. “At some point, Mdou called Rob into the studio and asked him to control the wah with his foot while Mdou shredded a solo.”
Released last spring, Afrique Victime swept the Best of 2021 lists, attaining high placements from The Economist, The Guardian, The New York Times, Uncut, MOJO, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, The Guardian, NPR, Rolling Stone, Dazed & Confused, DJ Mag, Crack and many others.
Watch the documentary about the album here
Purchase the album here
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This month, Mdou and band will embark on a North American tour, which includes headline shows, festival and support dates with Parquet Courts. In April, the band will play an extensive UK/EU tour. The London show, upgraded to Earth Theatre due to demand, is now sold out.
A full list of upcoming dates can be found below:
MDOU MOCTAR ON TOUR
24.2 – Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre
25.2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
26.2 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
27.2 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel %
28.2 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre %
2.3 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse %
3.3 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn %
4.3 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom %
5.3 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant %
7.3 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall %
8.3 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room %
10.3 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue %
11.3 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom %
12.3 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre %
13.3 – Detroit, MI @ MOCAD %
15.3 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre %
16.3 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
17.3 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre %
18.3 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre %
19.3 – Lyndon, VT @ Northern VT State
20.3 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
21.3 – Woodstock, NY @ Colony
22.3 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
24.3 – Winston-Salem, NC @ The Ramkat
25.3 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
1.4 – Antwerp, BE @ Het Bos
2.4 – Brussels, BE @ AB-club SOLD OUT
3.4 – Köln, DE @ Bumann
4.4 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord SOLD OUT
5.4 – Eindhoven, NL @ Effenaar
6.4 – Brighton, UK @ Komedi
7.4 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
8.4 – Dublin, IE @ The Sugar Club SOLD OUT
9.4 – Belfast, UK @ Ulster Sports Club
10.4 – Glasgow, UK @ Drygate
11.4 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
12.4 – Manchester, UK @ YES
14.4 – London, UK @ Earth Theatre SOLD OUT
15.4 – Roubaix/Lille, FR @ La cave aux Poètes
16.4 – Paris, FR @ Le Hasard Ludique
17.4 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje SOLD OUT
18.4 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
19.4 – Copenhagen, DK @ Alice SOLD OUT
20.4 – Gothenburg, SE @ Nefertiti
21.4 – Oslo, NO @ Blaa
22.4 – Stockholm, SE @ Fasching SOLD OUT
23.4 – Malmö, SE @ Plan B
24.4 – Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
25.4 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
26.4 – Prague, CZ @ Meetfactory
27.4 – Linz, AU @ Kapu
28.4 – Zurich, CH @ Fabrik
29.4 – Mannheim, DE @ Feuerwache
1.5 – Oostende, BE @ De Post
14.7 – Pori, FL @ Pori Jazz Festival
6.8 – Mysłowice, PL @ Off Festival
10.8 – Oslo, NO @ Øyafestivalen
19.8 – Powys, UK @ Greenman Festival
27-28.8 – Pasadena, CA @ This Ain’t No Picnic
% w/ Parquet Courts
