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Mdou Moctar - Ilana: The Creator - Import CD
Mdou Moctar - Ilana: The Creator - Import CD
CD
World Music
Alternative/Indie
March 13, 2026
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Catalog No.: OLE2043CD
JAN/ISBN: 191401204323
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Mdou Moctar
Description:
As intense as a scorching heat, yet hypnotic... The first step taken by the "Jimi Hendrix of the Desert" Guitar hero M'dou M'Khtar's 2019 debut album is set for re-release via Matador! With a land area roughly 3.3 times that of Japan, yet a population of only about 27 million. The Republic of Niger, a West African nation where deserts cover most of the land and which has long suffered from drought, has been in a state of constant instability since independence, marked by repeated coups. From this very Niger emerged guitar hero Emdu Mokhtar, known as the "Jimi Hendrix of the Desert," who made a powerful impact and sparked wild enthusiasm at last year’s Fuji Rock Festival. This album, *Ilana (The Creator)*, released in 2019 and marking the beginning of a new chapter for him, has been reissued by Matador Records in a commemorative edition. It is the first album he recorded with a live rock band lineup, capturing a sound that is both scorching and intense yet hypnotic—a sound honed through endless touring. That sound would later reach its explosive culmination in *Afrique Victime* (2021), *Funeral for Justice* (2024), and *Tears of Injustice* (2025), but *Ilana (The Creator)* was truly the first step on that journey. The tracks on this album continue to be performed today as indispensable staples of the quartet’s exhilarating live shows.
Tracklisting:
1. Kamane Tarhanin
2. Asshet Akal
3. Inizgam
4. Anna
5. Takamba
6. Tarhatazed
7. Wiwasharnine
8. Ilana
9. Tumasti
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