Over the past few years, Nigerien musician Mdou Moctar’s created a special sound by mixing his traditional Tuareg influences with rock, psychedelia, and more. Utilizing his unique aesthetic, Moctar’s ...

Plus: Cloud Nothings, Lady Gaga, Mdou Moctar, Andrew WK, Slaughter Beach, Dog, Polaris, Hiss Golden Messenger, Lock’n, and more tour and festival news. This week’s playlist includes new music by ...

These days, Mdou Moctar travels the world performing his fusion of psychedelic guitar and the music of West Africa. But the first guitar he ever played was made from pieces of wood and the brakes of a ...

The performance venue at the Hare and Hounds is just a room above large-ish pub and so the first that most of the Birmingham crowd of hip predominantly 30-somethings saw of Moctar and his crew was ...

TAKAAT began (and still operate) as the rhythm section to Mdou Moctar, the breakout Nigerien rock band named for its charismatic frontman. This puts Ahmoudou Madassane (guitar/vocals), bassist Mikey ...