| Release Date: | 031023 |
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March 10 street date. Mdou Moctar present the first installment of their EP series, the "Niger EP Vol. 1", featuring live and previously unreleased recordings captured in Mdou's home country. Including a 13-minute drum machine epic ‘Imouhar’, four live versions of songs from across Mdou's catalogue, as well as a drum machine version of "Afrique Victime" opening track ‘Chismiten‘. Producer and bass player Mikey Coltun said: "in 2021, we started the Mdou Moctar mixtape series.
These releases compiled field recordings, cellphone 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". The result is a curated mix of recordings from 2017-2020 that document the band at weddings, picnics, rehearsals, and even impromptu house concerts.
TRACKLIST:
| 1 | Imouhar (Drum Machine Version) | 13:25 | |
| 2 | Chismiten (Drum Machine Version) | 7:36 | |
| 3 | Sibidoul (Live) | 4:55 | |
| 4 | Afelen (Live) | 3:03 | |
| 5 | Layla (Live) | 4:07 | |
| 6 | Afrique Victime (Live) | 9:51 |
