Mdou Moctar & the Band Go America

This Spring 2018, Mdou Moctar is back on Tour across the USA. You can check out full dates here. It's a long tour with around 30 shows. We'll be back in the studio working on a new album. And if all goes well, they'll be a new film at the…

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Mdou Moctar USA Tour 2017

After many years, we're proud to announce the Mdou Moctar USA tour! Mdou & the band will be starting off on the EU/UK, then headed across the USA, with shows on the West Coast, Midwest, East Coast, down to the South. I first heard Mdou's music in 2010, and finally…

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Les Filles de Illighadad Fall Tour 2016

Les Filles de Illighadad arrived in Europe yesterday, and have begun their debut tour across the EU! The four piece, all hailing from the village of Illighadad in the region of Abalak, plays a combination of tende and guitar music. Tuareg guitar music as a genre is increasingly familiar outside…

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the tour politic

The next tour of Mdou Moctar is now underway - a short summer tour spanning the European continent. Because of certain visa problems, the tour was nearly canceled, but it fights its way forward. Mdou and the band were scheduled to begin the tour on July 6th, their first tour…

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mdou moctar spring tour

Spring is upon us, time to come out of the house and put on your dancing shoes. Tuareg guitarist and virtuoso Mdou Moctar has a mini-spring tour, and will be traveling around for a few shows in the EU + Turkey. In addition, he'll be screening his film Akounak (which…

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into the norient

Very excited to be part of two exciting programs in the coming weeks. I'm off to Europe, and will be joining Norient for their 2016 Musikfilm Festival in Bern, Switzerland - followed by a screening and panel discussion at CTM New Geographies in Berlin. Both festivals have incredible events planned…

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