Mdou Moctar - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

[@trystero1729]

this band has, without question, the best rhythm section i’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing. the drummer and bassist go so far beyond the concept of “in the pocket” that they’re practically sewing the pants. it’s the most incredible chemistry between players i’ve ever seen

[@mounirayach2672]

I think u must to see bombino in the jam in the van the sound is much butter

[@Bringadingus]

@@mounirayach2672no

[@emmanuellehuu8818]

That drummer is a F*CKING MACHINE!!!!!!

[@oopskapootz7276]

starting at 14:15 and then on for several minutes, what a loop

[@christianseiler1250]

I lived in Niamey. The bands in the open air bars are insane. The style of playing is to play for hours without many pauses. Lots of great artists from Niger Bombino, Mdou Moctar, Tal National...

[@TheRasiani]

I keep drifting off into these weird thoughts of him and Neil Peart together playing all those triplets, attacking the snare and high hat...but one with a huge expansive rig, and the other on his stripped down kit. Because the core of everything Peart did was always the machine-like attack on his high-hat and snare. It's a weird alternate Rhythm Devils fantasy 😂

[@TheRasiani]

​@@christianseiler1250dude - that's f***ing AWESOME

[@kellycny65]

The best band that nobody in America knows about. These guys melt my mind.

[@edb6611]

Absolutely amazing.

[@michaell8002]

Alot America doesn't know about from being arrogant and ignorant.

[@lazylion420]

everyone here is absolutely slaying their instrument and just crushing their role within the band... casual observers might think that Mdou's lead guitar or Souleymane Ibrahim's drums are the most difficult to play, but the lightning fast hands of Ahmoudou Madassane's rhythm guitar and Mike Coltun's unrelenting hammer fingers at the bass (both of which are utterly machine-like in their constant precision) are at least equally astounding.. Afrique Victime might be the most unique, distinctive, and inspired electric musical fusion to be recorded in at least the last 10 to 15 years... I don't have enough standing ovations to give this band; absolutely incredible

[@tolvajakos]

yeah, this is something that not everybody comes across even once during their own human experience. the whole band is fantastic together and every single member is essential to the outcome. we are so lucky to see and especially hear this. especially the ones who realize the weight of it. i can't stop listening. i mean relistening and relistening... i should have gone to sleep a long time ago

[@cartoonsandcannabis]

New to me wow they wail! My fav band is Tinariwen and these guys are tight!

[@jennifercrane4677]

@@tolvajakos yeah. I feel pity for those that only come across a performance like this once in their lives.

[@bennyray979]

Yep. You took the words right out of my mouth. This is beautiful, simply.

[@delco2035]

Ahmoudou Madassane's solo album is really good :) give it a listen if you haven't already !

[@timlynch5710]

Life is good. Life is even better with Mdou Moctar.

[@northbridge2298]

Amazing how this music sounds both completely familiar and yet totally foreign at the same time.

[@joeespinoza09]

Sii, siento que estoy conectada con ella pero no sé donde o cuando 😅

[@mlijah2730]

different influences. sounds like blues and psychadelic rock, but also has African influence, such as the beat

[@tolvajakos]

we are all lucky my friends. we are witnessing something incredible.

[@Joshualacruz]

Working at KEXP must be such a blast, no matter what you do. I'd love to sweep the floor.

[@TBD3.0]

In all my life I have never heard anyone play the guitar like that he's not playing the guitar he is speaking to you through the guitar, the guitar is speaking. And that drummer he's on fire SOLID. That bass player has a very good groove flawless. and the second guitarist is perfect supporting the structure of the compositions he knows exactly how important that is.

[@chrik9105]

Thank you KEXP for helping me find so much great music over the years.

[@meladahmed5785]

I am from the Tuareg, my greetings to all 🎉

[@OilCanHarry2U]

That drummer is killer!

[@michaelnottas3727]

An enigma

[@_scabs6669]

Is that guy wearing a traditional dress or a space suit? These guys are the definition of rad. This is what the Internet was designed for. KEXP is uncommodified music at the peak of instant communication. This is beyond entertainment, not designed to be consumed, but to be really enjoyed, felt, experienced, and shared.

[@agmoussamohamed8754]

Yeah its a traditional Clothes for tuaregs people and also Saharan habitants ,

[@votingcitizen]

the new heavy weight champion of the stratocaster.

[@toomuchd0g]

He doesn’t just play guitar, he speaks through it

[@MrDaf4289]

I can't get enough 😩 this music hits my soul 🙌🙌🙌

[@jenniferreyes4168]

So true.

[@eqx7168]

They take you on a JOURNEY

[@MuchachoC]

man this band is TIGHT - what a breath of fresh air

[@nicoleperez9178]

Lucky enough to be in the room for this set.... they totally melted my face off! So, so special ❤️❤️❤️

[@ethanloper2446]

Lucky!!

[@heatherthomas5995]

Rad

[@egcowling9657]

Badass

[@saggygnaw]

I literally just bought tickets to see them play in Grand Rapids this coming October. I can’t wait!

[@alexstewart839]

I can not handle this drummer! What a performance!

[@DamienRev]

Incredible band - each member is gifted to the max. What a hypnotic sound.

[@theiakenyon]

0:27 Takoba 7:03 Ya Habibti 13:27 Chismiten 21:41 Afrique Victime Awesome performance!

[@offtheleashman]

is takoba on spotify? i know takamba

[@FrankieGigi]

@@offtheleashman hoping it's going to be on an upcoming album? Saw them preform this song live about a month ago

[@MeltingPotEuropa]

grazie

[@turkanafredo8816]

On a besoin du désert et des nomades, ils font partie de l’évolution de l humanité , il faut protéger le désert et ses nomades ils sont vital à la vie sur terre et cela jusqu'à la fin des temps

[@MS_1322]

One of the most incredible guitarists out there... Was great to see this pop up in my KZbin feed this morning, really enjoyed his previous KEXP set. Thanks for featuring great artists like this, KEXP!

[@BlareWolfgang]

Same! Really enjoyed his last set, Mdou is a beast

[@_scabs6669]

And all w/o a pick

[@DvKama]

This bass player is the soul of this band

[@mb8kr]

I can't agree more.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Just finished the full video... I've never wanted a band to "make it" more than these guys. They dessrve the happiness of being able to put food on the table with their music. Pure humans these guys.

[@mikemcculloch137]

Oh my god, I had my player accidentally set to 1.25x, so you can imagine my bewilderment at those licks. No, wait, still bewildered. Awesome.

[@RW5522]

Lol😂

[@renatoshimabukuro8037]

First Khruangbin, now Mdou Moctar. I always find cool bands on this channel. Thank you KEXP!

[@ThouDailyBlab]

Outstanding. Awesome. Brilliant. Thank you to the KZbin Algorythm for suggesting them and thank you KEXP for posting...great music.

[@Iheartpole]

So happy to see Mdou Moctar get so much love. Truly stands in a class of his own and has an incredible band

[@RansomAStunna]

Exactly

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

WOW! Every member of that band is just CRAZY! wowowowoww!!!

[@kirwanmactaggart8763]

There's something special about this sound

[@erasmusherzen]

Saw them in Toronto a few years ago, incredible band, the drummer is a monster

[@omairsh8]

Waiting for them to come again so I can see them 🥺

[@Nicolas-Kage]

​@@omairsh8they're coming on the 25th to the Phoenix.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Mdou's playing is reaching a higher level! Thats what touring all year long will do for you!

[@justgivemethetruth]

This is the best new music I have heard in the world - dudes are amazing, and really deserve massive attention and success.

[@gordospeti]

All are professional musicians, but the singer guitarist is outstandingly talented! Glad to have come across you! Rock on!

[@timhall3575]

I'd like to join the chorus of folks stating that this totally and utterly slays - incredible stuff.

[@BKP68]

this guy makes me want to play guitar all over again. love the band as well.

[@johnpereira2910]

Ecstatic drumming. Bravo!!

[@mihaimanole6811]

The drummer is simply awesome! And he works really well with the basist.

[@nbayungboyscuzin7669]

These guys are the definition of authentic and bad ass fuckin rock!

[@jkbalog]

Wow.,,,,,this is the best part of discovering "new music and artists". Could listen to this all evening long. I'll go so far as to call it "mood music".

[@michaelnottas3727]

Yes

[@Solarin779]

waw waw! im amazigh From Morocco ! Mdou Moctar and Bombino are the best africain actors ever :'(

[@algerianeagle9529]

mdou moctar much love from Algeria

[@delco2035]

eagle connection ! :D There's one on the cover of his first album

[@ili626]

they really need to get more people in there.. this band has vibrant audiences in Africa

[@robertmartinez3220]

Fabulous musicians. Mdou is a wizard on Guitar. Hear lots of influences and still he is himself Brilliant. Rhythm section Holy Fry Bread. Bass sweet sounds. The Drummer is other Worldly.. youza loved it.❤🎵🎼🌙

[@mominemohamed4762]

Vive mdou moctar niger région de Tahoua département D'Abalak ❤️✌️✌️

[@amyhayutin1738]

I dragged my daughter and friend to see this great band in little dive bar in Denver recently. Room was packed, wooden floor was bending. Epic!

[@StephanAlberts]

That part from 26:08 is absolutely mind blowing! Must be one of the best guitarists around currently. A modern-day, Saharan Jimi Hendrix!

[@miyavizim]

That's a trick from the 80's, best done with LOADS of digital delay and reverb!

[@anttikailio8347]

Was reading the comments and lifted my head up exactly at 26:08 😮

[@StephanAlberts]

@J B Ok looking forward to see your KEXP performance. Please link here, I want to be impressed by a real guitar player

[@delco2035]

@J B i found his solos much more impressive on the first KEXP set, but i'm pretty sure he levelled with the band to play as a group since then. I love the new sound too, but the first album is something special. I'm sure they will top it, though. Time is on their side, as Nina once said.

[@Womble1252]

As a guitar player, I am completely impressed

[@Diecastclassicist]

The best band out there these days, these guys are simply incredible.

[@lisamanalisai9507]

This is like a young middle eastern Carlos Santana making magic!🥰💗

[@mb8kr]

The chemistry of this and in this band is otherworldly.😮😮

[@josephhernandez4770]

I went to many concerts in 2021, but mdou moctar topped them all. This band is a MUST SEE

[@أحمداحمدو-ف6م]

عغهغعت

[@أحمداحمدو-ف6م]

ةلوتو

[@TheAltCo.]

Saw these guys at Sonic Blast Fest 2022....just a truly incredible INCREDIBLE vibe, music, playing, and atmosphere, everyone just dancing and aaalllll good vibes.

[@GyoJan]

❤This people are real musician. Thank you for your music. God bless you!❤

[@meladahmed5785]

I am from the Tuareg greetings to you 🎉

[@DiabateHabibou]

🙏🙏❤️❤️🙏❤️

[@meladahmed5785]

@@DiabateHabibou ♓❤️🌹

[@lazarusdsouza7298]

Simple,pure music coming from the heart thro’ the instruments !!

[@janneeklund7960]

Pure art. Talents. Amazing groove. See you in concert.

[@BRUTALHENZY666]

This is a real masterpiece in the current modern era ,this is so perfect music to my ears loved it 🔥🔥

[@DCronk-qc6sn]

So many Fender instruments - love the Mustang bass - thanks Leo!

[@bartmcdowell8349]

I was deployed to Niger a few years back. The Touaregs got some style in the Sahel

[@datsunyellow2570]

Love how zen the bass player is while his hands move like the jaws of a mantis shrimp

[@romainbertrand253]

These guys opened the last Jack White shows in Paris. It was very cool.

[@elwariorocks]

Chismiten, what a powerful song, a pure explosion of rhythm! Congrats guys.

[@MATTMASHKOOR]

love it, its giving me king gizzard vibes

[@domingopasadas1989]

Tinariwen, Bombino, Mdou Moctar et d' autres, désormais la musique Touareg et ses guitares sont arrivées et l' inspiration du Désert aussi.

[@abdoulwatamasheq2347]

Mdou moctar is for me - the most impressive musician when I'm listening to Tuareg music. I cannot even find the right words to express what I feel when I hear him and his art .

[@tolvajakos]

i agree. it is beyond words.

[@jorgemartinez42069]

Agree, his style can speak to the whole world I think

[@cogitotal5121]

Awesome live

[@usernameunknown69]

They are incredible! I love them! I wish I could see them live in the future

[@sami_almagnony9753]

I think mdou best song end the niger... and bombino... thanks for oll this, from sodan 🇸🇩

[@ingriddurden3929]

you end up breathless just watching them. What an incredible band. I am glad the American boy is now singing too, he probably knows the language by now ! Thanks for posting this fantastic show!

[@tastedup]

Absolutely killer! These guys flat rip it up. What a fantastic performance, and "Afrique Victime" was mind bending. Love it, thanks KEXP and keep 'em comin'!

[@EswarPriyadarshan]

Timeless - as Paul Simon sang, "these are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm remain"

[@wateriscoming71]

22:51 wohuuuuhuuuu

[@leonlin3440]

Randomly saw these guys live at Pitchfork. They were the show of the day. Amazing live.

[@anaserna79]

Recién escuché esto y sencillamente no puede parar de escucharlo, potente sonido.. gracias KEXP por traerlo a mis oídos

[@mohamedahmoudou1086]

Nous étions au collège en 1994 lorsqu'il a commencé a jouer. Tout comme chez beaucoup d'artistes de chez nous, considèrent que trop d'instruments tue la musique

[@GuitarBard96]

really digging the long musical breaks they have in their songs. they have some bangers

[@sharonbakley8922]

They get better every time I hear them.

[@tonipapaton3987]

Allahumma Sholli Ngala Sayyidina Muhammad......

[@MrEsdrasadiel]

When you take the guitar e tell a history about your country, your enviroment where you growed. Like this i see this guys.

[@ParamDhanoa]

Mdou Moctar from revolutionaries to musicians! What a story!

[@llewodcm20]

The way he shreds with that index fingernail is wild. Such a fun band live

[@Anfstunes]

It’s not easy to play in such a way but it’s worth it to gain the muted, soft tones that picks can’t achieve as well.

[@d.sparkes346]

Man! There’s a hard-working band! Awesome!

[@infoscholar5221]

The Faithful play Fender! These guys are incredible. ins'Allah, we will see him much more in the near future. Thanks for promoting his amazing talent, KEXP.

[@2bit8bytes]

Drummer put in work!

[@digitalabilia]

After this performance, KEXP audience forgot everything they knew about music. On the other hand, and this comments is by no means directed to KEXP, I can't stand labels like "psychedelic", when referring to music made by non-Western people, that pushed the limits. Africa Unite.

[@ampiko68]

This is a new genre of music. Not heard before.

[@tonyosintsev4424]

sweeeeeet KEXP, i love you♥ best regards from Russia

[@UOW_Shishkin_Aleksey]

Красавцы ! Давно такого драйва не видывал. Желаю развития и прогресса на долгие годы этой прекрасной команде! KEXP отдельное спасибо за знакомство!!

[@romeedee]

My man never disappoints.🔥🔥🔥So glad to see him on KEXP

[@jeffgrove1389]

A truly awesome addition to the rock world from a solid Tuareg band. Mdou Moctar is a Master.

[@snakewhitcher4189]

This is possibly the best band that has ever existed.

[@dasjanding1979]

Incredible polyrhythmics and guitar attack!

[@hermano_mario]

Saw them a few months ago in Winston Salem and while I was bummed that the room wasn’t full, man were they cookin’ that night. Their energy is mesmerizing, especially live!

[@carlospinilla5011]

SALUDOS DESDE COLOMBIA 🇨🇴👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼QUE TRABAJO TAN SABROSO DE ESCUCHAR. SIGAN ADELANTE!

[@lukelarsson]

This is why I’m a KEXP Amplifier. Good god this band good!!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@脳脂]

全てのパートが新鮮かつクラシックな感じがして凄く好き

[@Ausemere]

Check out Imarhan second album. Similar sound.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Very cool to see them with their shiny new instruments of success.

[@aijiang]

I could run across the Sahara listening to this.

[@marksteinhauser3779]

Just got my first listen of Mdou Moctar last night at the Gothic in Denver... frenetic energy that reached many crescendo! Really tight rhythm section - very solid! I love hearing indigenous music - authentic root sounds of another culture, Mdou Moctar brought me into his roots and it was a joy to listen 🥰👏👏👏🙌👐

[@bobbygaad2023]

Oh My God! Sublime and Sweet

[@Lorand0O]

Another great feature by KEXP, these guys are the just getting better and better.

[@stefstef.7064]

Quand tu pense avoir tout vu et entendu et que tu tombe sur ce phénomène Musical tu reste sans voix !!! Franchement là il y a du lourd !!! Chapeau les Artistes 👏👏🎸 pour cette mise à jour du folklore musical Nigerien !!! 👍 Respect à Monsieur Mdou Moctar et ses musiciens hors pair. Bonne continuation à vous !!!

[@esmaeilesmaeil6595]

فنان بمعني الكلمة

[@danielpiper4346]

Absolutely amazing!!! One of the best live performances I ever watched in real life or on YT - and I saw some yet during the last 40 years 😅. Most impressive is imo that all the virtuosity is completely serving the songs 🔥👌🏻😎

[@_tarrvis758]

what a performance, amazing their ability at improvisation is just stellar

[@OldNorseGod1966]

Tight AF,these&halfway in I could've sworn Frank Zappa was alive when I closed my eyes:High praise from me,I've been 2 many100s of concerts since my bro took me 2 a legendary Zappa&Mothers festivalgig by Oslo73,@age7.He was THE gr8 improviser @172IQ(me176,we're a rare breed), but this kid's fingerpicking is right up there.Jimi, Fripp,Belew&Prince r proof that IQ matters.Many players r fast,but these hit ALL the right notes @speed.☮️&❤2all here from an Old Norse God,we're in d right place&in it 2gether! BigUp BBC6 4 playing d Gr8est music🎉