Mdou Moctar - Tarhatazed (Live on KEXP)

[@fredsetser7222]

This is what the internet is supposed to do. Bring this amazing music to a 60 yr old in the Midwest. Now just to get Mdou to come to St. Louis. Thank you KEXP

[@digvijaysharma7307]

Haha.. true and to bring this amazing piece here to a 23 year old too in India

[@fonsalvarado]

Amazing comment

[@Mastertexter]

you just gotta love how music connects people all around the world, and they come together... why can't humanity always be like that? I'd hate us less...

[@juliannaking4473]

This 59 old from 2 hrs away from St.Louis loves it too. ;lol

[@davidskog]

38 year old swede likes it a lot!

[@szamee83]

You spend years listening to Hendrix, Zappa, joe pass, herb Ellis, then this guy comes out of left field and blows your fucking mind all over again.

[@mikemarkham9829]

Damn: you said it first. so good

[@antekbogdanski5744]

amen

[@Semprini537]

We,the westerners, we are full of prejudice. Ever heard metal/punk from Botswana? Give'em a chance

[@szamee83]

@@Semprini537 I'm Arab :) What's the name of the band you're referring to?

[@jimbobrobertson3285]

Without a pick!

[@mrplease66]

North Africa is the place to be right now. Bombino, Mdou Moctar, Tinariwen et al. are totally smashing the electric guitar scene

[@Hobyosultana]

West Africa, really.

[@mehdizazoua7122]

@@Hobyosultanatouareg people are in north africa

[@ghostparck]

@@Hobyosultana Algeria lybia mali niger and burkina faso

[@pluvioman6939]

@@HobyosultanaNorth Africa. Mainly Algeria.

[@Keddeadkedemption]

​@@pluvioman6939mdou moctar is from Niger. Touaregs also live in the sahel region and not just the Sahara

[@alcomedina]

African music conquered the world. Brazilian samba, jamaican reggae and USA's blues for exemple, are african based rythms. In Africa, from Cape Town to Ceuta are more than 50 countries with their own culture and particularities.

[@grethi8110]

you are 100% right

[@Nate-wf5hk]

People say rock is dead but in reality we are just stuck in our ways and need someone from a different persective a different background to rekindle the artform. Very cool live preformace

[@SPORTl-wz7cb]

hhhh this is berber music from touareg tribes they sing it before rock n roll was born even befor usa creation

[@kingkongz88]

@@SPORTl-wz7cb the singing style, yes. The guitar is rock.

[@SPORTl-wz7cb]

@@kingkongz88 maybe but this is their style of music even in morocco there is some sahraoui tribes in their marriage and fiesta they play guitar with this style and they say that this style of music wich look like rock n roll its exist along time but their where play it with hande made guitar

[@dillonpersel8561]

@@SPORTl-wz7cb lol the instruments are not from Africa. it is rock but with a berber twang to it, pretty cool.

[@BanjoNoob2]

@@dillonpersel8561 Guitars aren't exactly a unique invention. Similar stringed instruments have existed all over the world for literally thousands of years. This would sound a lot different without amps and distortion. Now I want an acoustic set.

[@tomhussey5142]

Theres something about being a guitarist and not being able to predict the next note hes gonna play that makes me grateful beyond words for this

[@TheExtremeCube]

I understand what you mean, I love music that just shatters my expectations and preconceptions in a good way, like wow, things can be done this way as well

[@cityslacker6221]

agree 100%. The first week I heard Mdou I felt like I entered a new timeline. I've been listening to him and Bombino and Tinariwen this past year because I haven't felt this inspired to hear something so completely new and unpredictable to my jaded guitarist ears. I'm 50 and haven't been so pleased to hear something this new since the post punk new wave in the late 70's and early 80's.

[@weldmaghreb]

That's because their music is based on heritage from arabic/islamic music modes and African sub saharan rhythms, which both are big on improvisation and giving space for the soloist to be creative beyo beyond the written notes ..so the harmony follow a more flexible and an unpredictable logic to it .. and that's why the closest thing in western music to this is Blues, Jazz or Soul , specifically James Brown , where string instruments would play rythmes and break some conventional rules, or play between the standard tones ... applying western and contemporary instruments to eastern music modes becomes like a recipe to marvelous music

[@shymneanime3893]

Ll retour

[@spiderkitty7643]

@F 1 it does sound like a western rock music with traditional tuareg sounds. Which just goes to show that rock music, let alone the guitar, isn't dying like so many have claimed since at least the disco era.

[@Clemcy_Selenic]

KEXP makes the world a better place

[@TheCcmarine]

One video at a time:)

[@metekavruk_Alanya]

definately yes

[@jersonmajin]

one of my fav channel on yt

[@macphantom124]

I Absolutely Agree. By them I found Night Beats.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

yes just like NPR Tiny Desk.. they are the best!

[@thegilmourfan]

I lost my mom to cancer exactly a month ago, so my wife got me tickets tonight to see this group. I didn't know Mdou Moctar before today, and I wasn't feeling like going anyway. But I wanted to show my wife that I appreciate her - so I went. I really enjoyed the show, but when they started this song, I immediately connected with it. I don't know what it is, but this piece absorbed me Completely! The solo tonight was even better than here. Everything about this song is amazing. I am trying to get a sense of what the words are, but the music translated so much energy, emotions, peace, pride, sorrow, and joy, all at the same time. It really is a timeless peace. I am so glad I witnessed this live. Today consider myself a Mdou Moctar fan.

[@unterhau1102]

May your mother rest in peace

[@postmortemarg]

What a gift, she must have great taste in music.

[@paulfrindle7144]

That says it all in a nutshell 🙂

[@TheCapedWanderer]

Lost my mother to cancer as well. You’ll want to check out the band Tinariwen. Pretty obvious influence on these guys. Song called _Amassakoul 'N' Ténéré_ is my favorite cause it’s groovy.

[@tresojos]

May your mother rest in peace and bless your life

[@jordannoble2406]

Rock 'n' Roll Sand 'n' Soul

[@f.f5771]

Bomb ‘n’ Roll?

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

@@f.f5771 god save the sand he made rock and roll

[@Maliique]

If this was american it would've been mojave'n'mojo

[@gebzeppelin6740]

Using this for a Spotify playlist name

[@KAMATCHO0001]

@@f.f5771 you should know that those guys are not arabs ! those are Imazighen the north african native people , the civilization of Carthago , and the birth place of HANNIBAL the warrior , just take your head from your butt and read more about other cultures so that you will not make an idiot out of yourself in such a situation !

[@andrewk4021]

The more literal sultans of swing

[@bernsteiner88]

Oh yeah!!!

[@rainwaterd]

watched a documentary and these guys started by listening to hedrix and dire straits.

[@hrodber648]

Haha love it

[@carlosbenavides670]

Yup, inevitable to think about it XD. Really cool though

[@TheGladiatorsTv]

@@rainwaterd you'd be surprised he started playing guitar before knowing who is jimi hendrix

[@josephmulenga2340]

I don't understand a word they are singing, but am totaly at home with their guiters. These guys are incredible.

[@spiderkitty7643]

Apparently his lyrics are about traditional values & have earned the respect of their local religious leaders, who would typically shun any western influence. And sadly I must say I think they are right to take up the music but leave the typical western rock n roll "values." "Mdou Moctar hails from a small village in central Niger in a remote region steeped in religious tradition. Growing up in an area where secular music was all but prohibited, he taught himself to play on a homemade guitar cobbled together out of wood. It was years before he found a “real” guitar and taught himself to play in secret. His immediately became a star amongst the village youth. In a surprising turn, his songs began to win over local religious leaders with their lyrics of respect, honor, and tradition." sahelsounds.com/artists/mdou-moctar/#:~:text=His%20immediately%20became%20a%20star,%2C%20drum%20machine%2C%20and%20synthesizer.

[@minamenni8739]

The sahara of algeria 💓💓💓

[@asafardaf6438]

@@minamenni8739les Oeufs de poulet 😁

[@essolitaire]

The language is berber, tarha means love they sing for their land and ancestors

[@seghirmoiz9994]

Fact : 70% of algeriens can't understand what he is saying !

[@PaulRoberts-o2j]

At 68, I thought I'd seen and heard it all. Then I listened to this. Words fail me. Had they not, they would have been lavished with joy and praise. X

[@kraftwerk974]

He obviously learnt guitar by himself. This music is like some fresh air. I'm enjoying it a lot. Thanks for uploading.

[@mycubiclepenguin868]

Exactly how I feel. In a world of rock that panders to the sound of the 70s and 80s, it's nice to have something so incredibly unique feeling yet that also doesn't feel too far removed from pure rock and roll.

[@rschmidtzalles]

@@mycubiclepenguin868 i couldn't said it better

[@vforvendetta275]

He built his own guitar to teach himself on. Watch the D'addario interview

[@ulaan648]

great insight

teaching yourself gives you a sound of your own being taught will give you difficulties as you will sound like your teacher

[@faridalou6199]

That godly drummer definitely deserves more recognition !

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Absolutely! Love from Greece!

[@speedpellett]

Saw Mdou Moctar last night and drummer was the highlight IMO which is insane because the guitars were so awesome.

[@seanbush5056]

Indeed, dude is solid as a rock.

[@Comrade.Question]

Souleymane Ibrahim

[@Tenast_]

Totally agree

[@Bad__Scooter]

The drummer is putting in fucking work. That dude is insane.

[@eponymousehtnamuh3230]

im not a drummer and almost always focus on guitar and even bass over them in a song, but despite how good the bass and guitar are in this band, i still find myself noticing and appreciating the drummer like every song. hes insane. he stands out even next to them. of course they stand out too so thats not a dig but it'd be easy to have a drummer that didnt.

[@DanielLaRusso-Do]

I thank God I pushed the play button for this video!! Support from Greece! Thank you KEXP!

[@massimopericolo2512]

The ghost notes the drummer puts in are very underrated

[@davidhoran7116]

The drummer is working fuckun overtime and it pays off

[@theonlycatonice]

Yep it's difficult to do ghost notes well 😭

[@tonypatino3156]

Yep, the drummer had me intrigued from the intro onwards

[@shivabreathes]

Totally agree. The drummer is GREAT.

[@kaisersozay8978]

Who's rated them? Let's find a person who has rated them so low

[@zineddine1201]

He used a bicycle brake cable to build his first guitar! He "untwisted" the cable to get the strings.There you have it, a five-string guitar. "Boom like that". Source Moctar interview in the d'Addario's "Guitar Power" program.

[@hairyporter6544]

Legendary

[@farisalasyrof4658]

halal hendrix

[@kingaragornii9940]

🤣🤣🤣True

[@mouradmo9200]

😂

[@shreddagorge]

Superb sub-Saharan southpaw!

[@frankpaterson2306]

Sorry not close to hendrix. Maybe dick dale.

[@wasiq008]

@@frankpaterson2306 was a joke ...

[@frank9995]

This dude is shredding and finger-picking AT THE SAME TIME. HE’S FINGER-SHREDDING. My jaw is on the floor. I didn’t even know that was a thing people could do! I mean I haven’t really played since high school, but I do listen to a lot of guitar-centric music, and I have literally never seen anyone play like that.

[@rabie4tubez373]

That's the power of Africa, bruh! We gave everything and took nothing.

[@svenlittlecross]

give a listen to RM Tocak, also shreds while always fingerpicking

[@thequixoticangler3364]

It's not common. Yngwie Malmstein is the GOAT of the style. This is heavily influenced by grunge. Beautiful music. Mind blowing.

[@thequixoticangler3364]

Check out Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales. You want finger shredding, those 2 are just frightening.

[@CaptainPupu]

It's not that rare. Check paco de Lucia mark knopfler or Lindsay Buckingham

[@virginiamilius3409]

One of the best guitar solos I’ve ever heard

[@beyali9593]

Thank you

[@snardlefarb]

It's one extended solo

[@midiacorrupta1018]

And probably the best singer too 😂😂

[@bigben007ch]

Amen!

[@chooqi7]

They say hardships brings out the talents in people. These Touaregs have endured much political oppression and social hardship on top of their harsh desert environment. No wonder they’re so talented. Rock on mates

[@DJZhayBaeBliss]

Also they are naturally gifted . It didn’t just come from oppression

[@Homesick47]

@@DJZhayBaeBliss yea it came from hard work lol not natural talent

[@kameqblindweaver8296]

To the other replies: talent is brought on by hard work and determination, which in some cases the drive to put in the work comes from passion, or having something to express that you yet can't. I think the sentiment of the original post stands true, though I don't know much of the political state of these people.

[@edenk3653]

Thank you for your positive comment and your kind words.

[@wichitawwojak3786]

@@DJZhayBaeBliss Natural talent is a made up idea to discredit all the work these people put into their art. They deserve that recognition, they've earned that respect.

[@al-jo]

This guitarist has one of the most unique styles of playing I have ever seen. Incredible music!

[@henry3098]

Robby Krieger of the doors play the guitar in the same style

[@hasanarslan5805]

@@henry3098 but doors doesnt have a sound like that and this type of jams

[@Dave-xb3xe]

You mustn't have checked out Bombino...

[@smoilz]

look for a band called "Tinariwen", this style is common in Berber regions of Africa, (southern Morocco, southern Algeria, Mauritania, Mali...) check out Tichumaren aka Desert Blues, Tuareg music and also Gnawa music since they use an instrument called (Gimbri) that influences this style.

[@abhishekmehra1433]

His fingering is crazy

[@DaemonRaDicaL]

Love and respect from Italy ❤

[@khemparsram8839]

The beauty is that they respect their traditional attire....I truly respect that....my blessings to these amazing guys.

[@ZouheirHamzaoui]

Coincidence lol 🤣🤣

[@yaboi-km2qn]

I think it's less them respecting traditional attire and more just what they wear.

[@iriereviews]

This is about the music tho...

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

What I later realised when I got to know this musician: it is like the circle of time has reached its starting point again. The blues came from slaves from West Africa to America, there it inspired rythm and blues into rock, fuelled a talent like Hendrix... who in turn again influenced this musician in Niger. I like it a lot, already put him on "follow" on Spotify . It deserves a bigger public, very grooooovy guitar music! It is a really unique style of playing, it is like he treats the guitar both as a percussion instrument and a harp. Those flowing tones almost make the guitar "sing".

[@seanbrennan5192]

Facts, you don’t hear this from America anymore. Great jam from tempo changes, to great guitar playing, great musicianship, to overall great understanding of rhythm. I like the middle eastern style as well. Can’t believe how good they are

[@seanbrennan5192]

They also don’t look like pansies. Most modern musicians play jazz chords while they look like they’re feeling it too much, and it distracts from the already sub par music.

[@buddymoore6504]

sound like grateful dead, especially when they star singing!

[@Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory]

Yes maybe rock comes back, into the main spotlight, I like hip hop too but hip hops almost dead itself

[@CynHicks]

@@seanbrennan5192 You most definitely can but it's not mainstream in the U.S. anymore.

[@zineddine1201]

He is the Moctar for this kind of music. Moctar means chosen in Arabic.

[@seyfoag2346]

But he is not arab he is Tuareg

[@zineddine1201]

@@seyfoag2346 Yes. But his name is Moctar, MOKHTAR, CHOSEN IN ARABIC.

[@azoozdoss7092]

bruh shut up trying to be all deep and stuff

[@MarwanAbdElghany]

@@azoozdoss7092 he is not lying Moctar meaning the chosen in Arabic. i'm arabian tho

[@Tenast_]

We might have an Arabic names but we are not Arabs never been and will never will. We are Amazigh free and noble

[@Roronoa79]

I was heading from work one night when i caught this on the local college radio station. Ive been a metal head for years, so i thought I'd seen it all when it came to shredding, but this right here just about knocked me out of my chair. This man melted my face off like a snowman in the Sahara.

[@brianhill2171]

The backing band absolutely murdered this track as well. That groove was nothing short of monstrous. Drum fills were perfect

[@adolfojrramos2044]

Favorite song now... is anyone randomly getting this recommended 2020🤔🤔🤔

[@johnlemon8581]

Meeeee I'm so happy now

[@johnlemon8581]

Its beautiful

[@charlie4300]

Yep ahah love it

[@MreenalMams]

Me.. but it may not be random.. i binged on some Tinariwen few days back..

[@andreywittmannlopes5426]

Me but not so random as well... always watching king gizz, boogarins and snail mail performances

[@JoroJojoro]

I'm super glad that all these Saharan artists have been getting some well deserved exposure.

[@OldNorseGod1966]

Most innovative axeman since Jimi,Zappa,Fripp,Belew&Prince,❤it!2all here☮️&❤from Oslo;we're in d right place! BigUp BBC6 4 guiding an Old Norse God here&all over d musical map🎉

[@GeneTrujillo]

KEXP is an international treasure.

[@tombydeesh]

Saw these guys open for Tame Impala, they shred

[@agarcoins2177]

where bro?

[@tombydeesh]

Agar Coins Charlotte, North Carolina

[@nicholasshackleferd2546]

Um I'm pretty sure tuareqs are pretty much open air prisoners sort of like Palestinians. Don't think they would turn up in NC.

[@Gunth0r]

@@nicholasshackleferd2546 Um I'm pretty sure tuareqs don't give a fuck and if you're a performer, agents will make shit happen.

[@relefunt]

Nicholas Shackleferd Mdou Moctar has been on tour in the US most of the last 12 months. I’ve seen him twice in Milwaukee in the last year and a half and he is coming back in April (to Madison). Do a web search for “Mdou Moctar Milwaukee Taper” to get my two artist-approved recordings.

[@chennazouhir1043]

Electric guitar 🎸 Mission accomplished 🔥 Just unbelievable!! Wooooow 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@nestortomaselli6372]

KEXP constantly showcases the greatest artists of our time on their platform. Whenever I think 'modern music sucks, the old stuff was better' I look at prodigies like these and my perspective shifts to "there are great musicians for all the ages, they are just not shown by the mainstream [social] media now." Seriously KEXP, thank you for giving such amazing, and upcoming talent a platform. This kind of artistry needs to be seen by the world.

[@pepabukas]

2nd to that bro.. Me myself aged 42 now.. Whenever i want to listen to music just want to get some relax time and release tension surely i decided to listen to "classic" such as grunge, punk rock, or any other songs from various genre from "my time" which is the 90's and early 2000..because in my mind, todays music suck.. But slowly i discovered some of the band from this generation got ummmphh in their music.. And this band mdou moctar is one of them..

[@danpeters4177]

Sorry, but who the heck is downvoting these guys? What an amazing song! Holy moly those guitar skills are INSANE.

[@ffxiarcadius]

folks who don't like africans and/or arabs

[@ruok-l5t]

Its just some pentatonic noodling. Any decent guitarist can do it. Nothing insane here

[@1augh0utL0UD]

Probably just a bunch of normies!

[@possibly8180]

@@ruok-l5t I'd say he's putting it to very good use here

[@aydenharward276]

Fucking haters!

[@palio470]

Drummer travels tightly with moctor... got amazing energy to travel through out the song with his continous delivery of stroke

[@tylersims6937]

lol. You do words good. *You put words in order very well. You are well about words.

[@spinal3870]

The power of music sweeping cultural differences. Humanity is ONE.

[@heatherthomas5995]

❤

[@EagleonWire]

I might not catch a single word they're singing, but I feel right at home with their guitars. These guys are absolutely phenomenal.

[@DadiFrisk]

Il chante en amazigh ''twareg'' une tribu situé au sud d'Algérie

[@millerezra8]

This guy shreds! I’ve never heard anyone do tremolo without a pick like that! A lot of incredibly talented African guitarists but this guy has insane technique!

[@allonifrah3465]

Tha means you haven't checked out Spanish flamenco music yet. Such fast tremolo without pics is common in flamenco. Check out legends like Paco de Lucia and Paco Pena.

[@Rhinoinasuit]

@@allonifrah3465 not with just an index finger though they use their wrists

[@lilkujo]

@@allonifrah3465 I listen to lots of Flamenco and love artist like Matteo Manusco and Pat but I must agree that I've never seen that fast of a technique with just a single digits.

[@bennyray979]

I love how everyone has a comment to check out someone else. This Shit is very unique , appreciate what it is and don’t relate it to anything else.

[@rickdalton9010]

Wonderful. It could be also called: " I lost my Pick in the Desert" ;) Love and Respect

[@100perdido]

LOL

[@adaywithastrud]

Hilarious!

[@osamabinladen824]

We have camels to pick then up.

[@flood3464]

When they arent digging for the Ark of the Covenant they make some pretty good jams.

[@edithvaler4708]

🤣🤣🤣

[@tomchristopher71]

The rhythm guitar player has got the groove!

[@Mike_Jones68]

Artist Tom dude yes!

[@ArmandoLandivar]

This why I never skip KEXP lives never disappoints.

[@krepin2752]

Greetings from Brazil. Listening to this song, I no longer need to fly 28,000 km to feel the absence of earthly gravity.

[@sardinianqwerty5793]

We are supporter of this GENUINE rock from the desert.

[@euannicholson6708]

The fact he's from literally the poorest country in the world (Niger) makes this all the more impressive, truly inspiring

[@SuperAbdul0000]

From your point of view yes but we're actually rich

[@bubamaranovichok4901]

Yes Abdul. Because you have all those Bedouin guitar players !

[@MrDoesntcare]

@@bubamaranovichok4901 he's Tuareg, or Berber. Bedouins are from further East

[@Hamsterzilla1349]

@@MrDoesntcare To be fair, Bedouins go as far as Mauritania. But yeah, Tuaregs are Berber and Bedouins Arab.

[@1augh0utL0UD]

Rich / poor who cares. Money means nothing

[@PetraKann]

How did I miss these musicians? I was commenting on another YT channel about Jimmy Page and a random comment was sent to me with two words "Mdou Moctar" Initially I thought to myself "Did I offend someone in here?" A quick search and this video emerged - superb🙂 Translations of lyrics into English: "Love is sweet but take care It's difficult to maintain It demands much respect and lots of patience There is a false love and it is always accompanied by a lie and it will end in treason There is a true love and it is always accompanied with respect and pity"

[@seanthomasmusic]

Guitarist: Clean, Fast, and Tasteful. Coolest thing I've heard today

[@brahimrahmouni9352]

Touareg music ( I'm a Thamazighet from Algeria I can suggest for you some Touareg groups well know around the world: Tikoubaouine. Imarhan. Tinariwen) enjoy the pure music 💙👏

[@mikebarton]

And Bombino?

[@RachidZwin-co1uc]

Mdo moctar the best💿👑👌💪😎

[@RachidZwin-co1uc]

​@@mikebarton🤭😂😂😂😂😂👌

[@mikebarton]

@@RachidZwin-co1uc ??

[@yesemitesam333]

I don't know how many times I have said "Thank you" to KEXP over the years for bringing us all such fantastic music but after hearing this I have to say it again - Thank you. That was just truly wonderful.

[@louisa3928]

Agreed its amazing 💖

[@MichaelWorx]

Saw them live last night, the lead guitar player is great and to have a guitar player like that, there must be a great rhythm section, and they’re exactly that for sure. I was blown away

[@meladahmed5785]

I'm a Tuareg, I salute you all 👃

[@arifullahabba8682]

Please is he a Muslim or not?

[@yasirozer4782]

@@arifullahabba8682 he is

[@jackwyatt1218]

One 💕

[@meladahmed5785]

@@arifullahabba8682 I'm a Muslim.

[@meladahmed5785]

@@arifullahabba8682 All Touaregs are Muslims.

[@benc344]

This guy definitely rocks the casbah

[@vibrantdragon3123]

Lol

[@santanastudios2457]

Was gonna make the same comment

[@saurabhsaralaya1824]

Shareef don' like him

[@deangarces265]

Saurabh Saralaya : lmao!!!! 😂

[@karlmoore6354]

lmao

[@Francis-rs7zu]

6:18 - that tempo change is freaking fantastic. You guys are awesome

[@Hannibu]

Yes! In the end the speed has at least doubled.

[@gregriddle3042]

For some reason these guys popped up in my KZbin feed, and I’m losing my mind!!! I love this!!! It’s soooo, not overproduced cheese that most American groups put out today. It’s raw and fresh and it reminds me a lot of the old school early 70s late 60s sound in British and American music!!! I’m all for these guys !!!!

[@Alexanderstarreveldo]

its been awhile since i could listen to a 10 minute song all the way through without any hint of boredom, thanks !

[@BarbellThor]

Well. Took DID just drop a new album just a few months ago.

[@forgottenchild1798]

Relatable

[@orekamp966]

True true

[@rohitlalwani8792]

Sound Guy: Sorry, Mdou we don't have a pop filter for the mic Mdou: No worries, got myself covered

[@Barelyprasanjeet]

The most underrated comment hands down!!

[@cjesz]

🎱

[@neoaureus]

Exactly what I wanted to comment ..you beat me to it..."covered" is superlative !

[@xuxamelo]

LOL I took a while to figure it out :) that was funny!

[@kcee023]

Nice pun

[@riverreasteve]

What I really like about some of these bands is that they prove that there are no rules to sound brilliant. And they do sound brilliant.

[@Semprini537]

That left handed guitarist...and the drummer...the other two too, pure joy,the right reason to play music

[@valeriaherrera9864]

I could spend the rest of the night reading the comments sections here. And OH GOD! This music heals my heart and soul 💕

[@matlaw]

the drummer is fantastic. they all are. but i’d like to give special props to the drummer

[@tiayanger1]

Finally something so refreshing so pure and finally something that has to do with guitar .....all Is not lost..there is still hope...rock on cheers \m/

[@ryanclark895]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@MarkLipka]

EXACTLY

[@mysticvision9542]

Art of perfection. Thank you youtube and special thanks to the person who's playing the music. Love from India

[@Joyinthemorn]

Enjoyed this. I appreciate how the music comes from Africa, to America then back to Africa. Perfect blend of sounds

[@but1z]

Don’t think it’s from any of those places LOL

[@DomeLP09]

@@but1z This artist comes from Nigeria, which is located in west africa. He plays in America at the KEXP Studio and his performance is broadcasted in Africa and around the globe. So OP is on Point! Crazy how that goes

[@antoniobanderas9769]

@@DomeLP09 . . Mdou it’s Tuareg from Niger 🇳🇪, ( ex French colony ) Nigeria 🇳🇬 it’s different country and ex Brits colony , located around the Niger River . Be safe & Blessings from the Sonoran Desert 🌵 Mexico 🇲🇽

[@gking407]

The notes sound like they’re from an older time, being played in new ways. This is a new frontier of sound for me! Thank you

[@ethanspangler7665]

racists when ethiopia:

[@mraaronhd]

I love how they keep to their cultural roots, and cultural melodies. No shame from these guys.

[@srj34]

Why wouldn't they? What a strange compliment. You were afraid they might bow to record company pressure and become a boy band instead? This is me rolling my eyes and making the wanking motion.

[@alanramirez8506]

Why wouldn’t they? Western way of thinking, not everything is rock and roll, McDonald’s and army.

[@jereuter01]

@@alanramirez8506 If you ain't got Western way of thinking then you ain't got shit. Sad but true and everything IS rock and roll. The guy can play but he can't sing.

[@muhammadyounos2769]

We call it pride not shame at all

[@MYNAMACHEF]

@@jereuter01 Ha, if singing is your deal-breaker then 50% of rock acts must be scratched off your list

[@michel.junior1909]

Viva África!!!! Que som maravilhoso! PQP!!!!

[@SarahH0g4n]

Hard to cover this track but not impossible during quarantine. Homage to the original band, people of Mali and north africa. Respect from Australia.

[@DarkwellorBZ]

Long Live Australia, long live Oromia, from Amerika ♥️

[@GenZ_Guitarist]

His index finger is on another level 😂

[@kingzk7033]

Mdou moctar is a from Niger 🇳🇪 not Mali

[@Tenast_]

Thnx from ❤️TENAST❤️ The original name of Tunisia in Tamazight language

[@Tenast_]

@@kingzk7033 Niger, Mali..... We are All Amazigh Greetings from ❤️TENAST❤️

[@thegatorgar6730]

That index finger style creates such a sweet tone and lends itself to some unique phrasing. So fast with it, too. That took a long long time to develop. Respect. This is beautiful.

[@bmwrules1464]

I wish he had taken another couple minutes getting tuned. He's so close.

[@0mik3mik3]

@@bmwrules1464 He sounds tuned to me

[@bmwrules1464]

I am sure he does sound tuned to a lot of people. Thankfully, he is playing lead most of the time.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Much love from Greece to our desert brothers and sisters! It is good to know we play music in a similar way!!! Love to brothers and sisters worldwide, beyond nationalities.

[@nightraveler]

Thank you for your kind words form North Africa, Morocco. Greece is part of our region, the Mediterranean pond and we share a lot in common more than the USA and western neocolonialist media want to share for their own evil global hegemony agenda that benefits from war war clash of nations

[@williedangerr7934]

What kind of sorcery is this!? Goosebumps all the way.

[@zzxx33mh]

..we dont know what they are singing but the beauty of the music rythm lead the way to enjoy..

[@zzxx33mh]

@Norm Macdonald Show thank..😁in these times;we need these tunes to chilled us up..🙏

[@Luciddreamer007]

30 plus year player here I’m lookin over at my Strat , & thinking ... did we just meet ? Thanks Mdou Peace Be with You

[@user-we4rs1be7u]

Oh my goodness... this is so beautiful. I love the groove the drummer plays with, and that lead guitar is so head-spinning. Everything about this band is phenomenal! Cheers!

[@oumalha]

Right

[@nikitasid4947]

What I deeply wish you is that your talent and authenticity not to be destroyed by western "musical industry". Stay true, guys.

[@ibrahimkabeer7301]

I’ve never seen someone playing guitar 🎸 like that before, plus the drummer is legend 🌷

[@bsmarwa1712]

rory galegher play like this and more

[@ravgopal4688]

Broke all my fingers playing air guitar while listening to this. It was worth it.

[@infoscholar5221]

As a Fender man, I support this. Hopefully, he will tour America, ins'allah. I love how hard used their instruments are. That speaks of many hours of guitar, eat, sleep, repeat. Amazing performance!

[@themadtripper]

Good god, I don’t have words for how amazing this is.

[@juka421]

I think the word you’re looking for is amazing

[@rach9466]

Michael Gibson oh you have hit a jackpot.. search Tinariwen and other bands if you haven’t heard of this genre. ✌️

[@johnshort5003]

Loved the story of how he got the left-handed Fender 'It crossed many African countries to end up in my hands' Amazing how he applies Tuareg musical techniques and scales to Western rock.

[@vascomunista]

I LOOOVED IT!!!! Such a cool swing and the guitar... THE GUITAR!!!!!! Cheers from Brazil ❤

[@lakshdey3856]

i was always afraid to play freestyle solos because i'd play this kind of music and i thought people would think "what is he even playing that doesn't make any sense".... but Mdou Moctar made it soud so beautiful, it makes me believe in myself again. : )

[@erikkibler3466]

He makes it make sense.ordered chaos

[@camobis]

Man I found this like a week ago and it’s become a part of my morning ritual along with a cuppa tea n spliff. Mdo Moctar is a absolute geeza

[@ChezVee]

This KEXP version to me has always been my favorite and just sounds so incredible.

[@haroldstaam]

oh man. this is one thing i love about the internet. getting to find out and listen to a talented musician from even the most remote place in the world and getting to gleen from them

[@Crowborn]

Its so inspiring how the Sahel and other regions of north africa have become a genuine core of blues rock these past 10 years, i love keeping up and seeing it grow in popularity

[@wolfmuhammed]

Never heard amazing music like this dessert blues .like it much

[@egoomega]

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[@lasagnasux4934]

*desert. As tasty as these licks are, I dont think they're necessarily dessert.

[@VonBluesman]

Music is medicine for the whole world.

[@juka421]

While I agree with this I just hate how corny and cheesy it sounds.

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

@@juka421 why is it corny

[@geordie411]

juka421 why corny again?

[@geordie411]

Solid Statement

[@jacksonsantos5166]

I agree

[@lisadbon]

Que maravilla , gracias hermano por demostrar que en el fondo no somos tan distintos, solo cambian los colores, las formas, los lugares, viva la música y su lenguaje universal que nos une.

[@Chris.Apache]

I wish I could give two thumbs up. This video is totally underrated! A Mixture of Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler and Eddie Van Halen.

[@erikkibler3466]

Knopfler was my first thought

[@DolfoLicks]

When I first heard the openning riff of this song I felt freedom through music.

[@jennieshively3187]

I am front row and center this Saturday night in Indy! Cannot wait!

[@GLD516]

How was it?

[@jennieshively3187]

@@GLD516we saw them last night in Indy….they were Amazing! Blew the crowd away with the shreds…..so sweet and humble and having fun!

[@jason.h]

Still got the plastic on his pickguard legend

[@TinaHyde]

Pick guard guard.

[@odmenc]

to me it looks like he got the guitar brand new when arrived the states

[@MaxwellAlvesOliveira]

That is what is lacking in most spineless western music industry today: AUTHENTICITY!!!!

[@neidefranca180]

the most important here: this music! the sound! the guitar! others things doesn't matter....I like very much 'cause music don't have limitation or geographic...is pure vibration!

[@devangsomani6651]

What a new frontier of sound . Bravo job . Traditionally rooted yet infused with modern age. Big kudos to drummer as well . Big up from India ❤️

[@officialVozie100]

I'm apache and this is amazing salute 🦅🙏🏾🕵🏾‍♀️

[@JustTheDude]

Amazing guitarist! Such unique & fresh sound and technique! That picking index finger is lightning! And the African heritage sound is so refreshingly new to the stratocaster & rock! 🎸🔥 Thanks KZbin!

[@walshy7499]

This man made his first guitar out of a brake cable off of a bicycle. Amazing.

[@krullerzel]

ithink youre confusing this story its tinariwens

[@ezzeddineback3970]

​@@krullerzel nope it's him, he tells the story on his Guitar Hero interview

[@krullerzel]

@@ezzeddineback3970 Ok thank you, i got confused because the lead guitarist of tinariwen has a very similar story

[@ezzeddineback3970]

@@krullerzel ohhh that's cool, do you know where you heard that one? I'd love to read/watch the interview!

[@hatifandro1685]

the bicycle is too new!!! with animal skin