Mdou Moctar - Mt Hood Stage @Pickathon 2019 S07E05

Mt. Hood Series - Season 7 - Episode 5
Pickathon presents Mdou Moctar in this episode of the Mt. Hood Series.
Check back on the 4th Thursday of every month for a new Mt. Hood Series episode in Season 7 (Oct. 2019 - Aug. 2020).
Filmed at the Mt. Hood Stage at Pickathon (pickathon.com) on the beautiful Pendarvis Farm, August 1-4, 2019. Stage and garden design by Annie Bamberger (www.anniebam.com).
Artist: Mdou Moctar
Special thanks to The Oregon Film Office.
Producer: Ryan Stiles
Executive Producer: Zale Schoenborn, Terry Groves
Associate Producer: John MacArthur
Assistant Producer: Tanner McCullough
Line Producer: Seth Chandler
Production Manager: Josh Madera
Production Coordinator: Kara Lewis, Holly Wyman
Associate Distribution Producer: Ned Failing, David Gluck
Legal: Vincent Sliwoski, Harris Moure, PLLC
Director: Jay Cooper
Stage Manager: William Thoma
Assistant Stage Manager: Carrie Hearne
Editor: Katie Dalziel
Camera Crew: Mike Moore, Sandra (Sandy) Carbaugh, Robert Pallotta, Benjamin Pitts, Drew Hanson, Nic Miles, Laura Norton, Cody Wagner, Charlee Pilgrim, Lekha Fernandes, Hugh Kirsch, Emily Geddes
Festival Lighting Director: Daniel Meeker
Live Audio Engineer: Martin Gonzalez
Monitor Engineer: Daniel Congdon
Broadcast Mix/Recording Engineer: Pat Kearns
Channels Mix Engineer: Jason Powers
Audio Producer: Lewi Longmire
Stage & Garden Design: Annie Bamberger (www.anniebam.com)
Photo: Aaron Lee

[@leosaris2579]

The drummer.... fantastic

[@theserpentshand]

Every time I watch this guy I am blown away! Every….single…time!

[@prime8nate]

This guy learned how to play on a self made guitar with bicycle cables for strings. No joke.

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

Yeah; he said he found an old board and unwrapped the brake cables. I'm reminded of Jack White's comment at the beginning of "It Might Get Loud" -- "Who says you gotta BUY an electric guitar?"

[@nirmalvarma3386]

you can see that in his playing... so raw and so organic... really lacking in many modern pampered guitarists...

[@SandRA-oz6xp]

So strong 🙏🏻

[@theothertonydutch]

@@joeldcanfield_spinhead Except that's sort of the "story" White created around himself. It's fine, and technically true. It inspired me about 10 years ago, but then when you see the real thing, it sort of cheapens the deal with White. Sahara Rock is something to really fall in love with!

[@siggimaaz8446]

I've seen a guy who just put a wooden slat in a small oil canister and put on some wires on it .. nearly the same happened in Mali hundreds of years ago .. an they say the guitar came originally from there ..

[@AbouElMakartany]

Is the world ready for this? Thumbs up for the band !

[@LakshayaBaliyan]

Mdou Moctar is the celebration of life and music.

[@Francois6048]

Haha I love this sentence!

[@nonameishere7234]

This is true. His music brings so much optimism and joy

[@nonameishere7234]

I still remember this comment Everytime I hear Mdou

[@LakshayaBaliyan]

@@nonameishere7234 This comment has made my week. Glad to know you felt that way.

[@raymondpierotti8414]

Superb Rhythm Section

[@tanju_sarı]

the drummer is beyond limits..

[@gregalon]

He has such a cool style. It’s like he invented his own language on the guitar.

[@vikinggates1723]

Normal...He is a BERBER...😎

[@shibalsekki5237]

"Sorry, we're out of guitar picks" Mdou Moctar: What's a guitar pick?

[@tedlucas1699]

I’m from Ethiopia and I like Mdou, he is just phenomenal playing a lead guitar! I love your music, I bet it’s from Niger !

[@bamanahistoryandculture6904]

Oromo?

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Yes he's a Taureg from Niger.

[@stevec.9037]

Mdou Moctar has the most absolutely insane picking I've ever seen. This beautiful man has more speed in his index finger than most could pull off with alternate picking in full tilt wrist-breaker mode

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

I'm a old guy. I detest shredding. Except Mdou. He shreds with grace and melody and I laugh out loud every time he plays.

[@BloodIncantationTab]

to him it isn't even shredding, thats why its so awe inspiring

[@ckngmad1357]

that drummer is so good nice pace

[@Dwoed]

Like a train

[@KussePikken666]

That drummer is freakin awesome. Skins so loose he can feel the wind from them. AWESOME !

[@omairsh8]

The irony of calling Mdou to "PICKfest" 😄. Great guitarist

[@rajo741]

Just mad talent. What a gift that we can enjoy this here in North America.

[@josepj.f.3700]

This song, "Afrique Victim", belongs to the new album Afrique Victim. Great song.

[@TheLopcuk]

A very smooth guitar sound, apperantly mdou not only knows his way round melody but also sound, excellent choice of gear a strat with a sustaniac pick up on the neck plugged into a roland jazz chrous amp, shows he avoided the shrillness that could have showed as he is playing quite high up in the neck, kudos , top musician!

[@mete1099]

abi bana tavsiye versene bukadar iyi bilen bir türk olarak

[@hastalavista723]

We all love Mdou Moctar...and the rest of the band ofcourse!

[@rajm.5819]

It is love in my ears. That is what I hear when Mdou Moctar play.

[@osamsulieman8474]

Immense love from Sudan for this incredible performance

[@stevehhadley]

Primal Just Primal!!! I play drums and other things and these guys break it down to our core!

[@duanehealing5965]

Best part? The audience is actually enjoying the music instead of staring into their phones as they record it and barely pay attention!

[@Apacolyptic]

i love portland

[@jeffjones4071]

I noticed that!!! People are actually tuned in 👍🏽

[@nonameishere7234]

I read a comment once saying that Mdou is the celebration of life and music. 🎉

[@MrEsdrasadiel]

O riff base dessa música é facilmente reconhecimento entre um solo e outro. A energia dançante dessa música marca a sua mensagem. Fantástico!

[@user-ny8ht4rx5c]

This guys play music coming from deep in the Sahara...it is a soul music...music of Wind and sands...

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

This sound, these drums, this vibe, this band..... subhan allah

[@mete1099]

your name is fukcing awesome

[@bossfoughasu111]

Wiiii mon frère mdou moctar bravo pour le musique très magnifique 😍👏😍🤩💓🤝🇩🇿✌️✌️

[@grumpfarverne3660]

[@margaretnesbeth593]

Awesome,brilliant performance from the One and Only Mdou Moctar 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@elhirtsi6831]

Big Respect from Algeria 🇩🇿

[@allaattiilagamojootannmuka1888]

The guitar sounds great...OMG The Drummer is ground breaking and so good! Great team👍✅

[@bul166]

So great. So glad I discovered these guys watching them getting videos of some songs outside of a friends house, for like three nights in a row. It became a concert scene for the local community, there’s a vid of it on their channel!✌️

[@mohammadshabih5293]

I like people are actually dancing in the background

[@bugmanuk]

Glad I just found these. They rock.

[@felixgraphx]

Pickathon: No picks needed for MDou my bois!

[@massdiongue3309]

Never heard anything so fast and so Good. HIGH SPEED !!!!

[@garethbowden7360]

As impressive as ever. A great player 🎸👍

[@danielcombs3207]

What a incredible band

[@brianbowen295]

this dude is incredible

[@prod.gadget6939]

guitar looks like a necklace on this guy😂 watch that thumb action its amazing this dude is huge

[@frfrpr]

First time here. Seeing that he was left handed I decided I better take a look. I'm glad I did!

[@TheTektronik]

So much strength on the index finger.

[@fannybindeki7686]

mind blowing

[@pickathon]

Right!? So good

[@Jeanfrancois-ot1ps]

Le hendrix africain bravo mon gars superbe

[@MrTreylor]

What a sound! I don't get a word of what he's singing, but it sounds unbelievably good.

[@kwgtfg]

In a nutshell, the lyrics are about how Africa as a continent and its people are victims to many crimes, and the people must speak out against them to avoid their own destruction. The song is called Afrique Victime, you can check out the official video on Mdou's channel which has the full translation.

[@lennarthallberg9918]

Great music and fantastic players!

[@margaretnesbeth593]

Brilliant Mdou, world's best guitarist👏👏👏👏👏👏🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋❤❤❤❤

[@williamking1766]

Dig the music, love the back story too! great fret work. A few sessions with someone like Richard Thompson or Knopfler would really blow up the music world.

[@mkai8978]

No phone recording? What year is this? 1972? Woww.. salute also to all crowd there ❤

[@BouQssim]

They forget to record hhh bcs of this amazing vibe ,

[@mkai8978]

Yes. Everybody got stunned. Truly good music.

[@hastalavista723]

Yeah okay...but the idiots ar withnisin a legend..and what they are doing Just standing still

[@margaretnesbeth593]

No one out there as brilliant as Mdou👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋

[@goat9499]

What a band

[@Itza-Me]

I like how everyone on the left side of the stage is dancing and jumping, meanwhile everyone on the rights side looks like they are dead inside

[@balinchainly420]

love these guys

[@johnshort5003]

Do they interrupt with these inappropriate ads on purpose just to spoil the mood? Like we really want to hear about kitchen fittings or Grammarly in the middle of Mdou Moctar solo. Who do they think is paying them any attention?

[@skyrothman8651]

How else are they supposed to get money?

[@johnshort5003]

@@skyrothman8651 How is this getting them money when it makes them unpopular and everyone just clicks off anyway. On television they have commercial breaks, which is okay. But my point is that in this context it's intrusive and there is an option to skip add (which I imagine everyone does). Do some people actually stop what they're watching to watch the add? Should be illegal just like nuisance phone calls.

[@skyrothman8651]

@@johnshort5003 what other way are they supposed to monetize it? Yeah the adds are a little inconvenient, but they’re necessary

[@lalicornejojo5618]

Toumast iyett, itouss iyenn

[@jaystretch01]

I do love the white guy in Touareg gear. He’s a kick ass bass player, too!

[@bryangandy6720]

He looks like a fro-ed up Edward Snowden! What a rebel! Absolutely destroying any conceptions of what we thought music was or could be! 🥰

[@deadwood21plus]

Actually he is also the producer of this band. From Mdou Website Producer & bassist Mikey Coltun flies 20 hours from Brooklyn, NYC, then takes a 28 hour bus ride to reach Agadez so the band can practice and record. With no support from a major label or a manager, they made this journey out of Niger every time they toured. In the past three years, Mikey’s played over 500 shows on three continents as Mdou Moctar’s bassist, road manager, producer/recording engineer, and friend. Coltun recorded and produced Afrique Victime around the band’s travels in 2019- in studios, apartments, hotel rooms, venue backstages, and in field recordings in Niger.

[@echoesoffloyd5000]

Glad i found them

[@quinncase8468]

This sure got me up and dancing in my kitchen

[@davidqueen9682]

AWESOME!!!!!!

[@tbutlerzeno9422]

Reminds me of where Jimi was venturing.

[@Katzenkaiser]

fantastique, fantastisch, fantastic...

[@pointnineproductions1680]

Great performance.

[@viz8746]

Boomers and X'ers loving it - Boomers especially "Hey, I watched his father and uncle both play guitar in Woodstock".

[@lancelot80ve]

Beatiful. Pure feeling

[@srmarketto]

What a gift, soooogoodaahh

[@op-lu6xs]

un duo avec Buckethead !!!!!!

[@archimedesscrew3710]

Brilliant, mo-oooore! 👏👏👏

[@zanguirabo4040]

🇳🇪🇳🇪🇳🇪🇳🇪🇳🇪🇳🇪

[@mmahammadm6551]

bombino namu madou moctar namune

[@cajucart]

Amazing!

[@hadihummad2797]

Very groovy and entertaining.

[@cat-ej2pn]

Love it!😊

[@ANGELICHUMANANGEL]

BRILLIANT VIDEO LOVE LOVE LOVE IT !🤘

[@dmdm7675]

Очень приятно слушать! Молодцы ребята!

[@DG307]

WAAUW!

[@ThiagoConsentini]

I love it!

[@loretron6902]

Guauuu. Qué buena música. Y qué buenísima la realización. Cámaras, dirección...

[@nordafricanordafrica3039]

Tanmirt mdou mouctar sond indigeno NORD AFRiCA Big sahara in world

[@farukbrksz12345]

amazing

[@LaMusicade4]

The whole band

[@Taker1317]

This seems to be an early rendition of "Afrique Victime" in case anyone is wondering what the song's name is.

[@OmarNamata]

great Mdou

[@daviddrupa1638]

Nothing more interesting today - 2020

[@aquaaqua3859]

Very beautiful

[@WaltsonFelizardo]

Cralho mano que banda foda meu irmão!

[@youtublombok]

musik yang bagus bos ku mantap

[@Dagivero]

que pasada de grupo, muy buenos

[@lalicornejojo5618]

Sublimissime

[@sahabihamid4796]

Bsr mdou çava bien ele travail

[@TUBEDOUT07]

Damn youtube ads ruining the music and video!

[@one.ebrown]

1:58 how does he get those trills by only using one hand?

[@azrlrff]

You can do that on electric guitar just by hammering and pull off the string.

[@radwanch6940]

الله يبرك علا ناس الجزئر 2020

[@mustafajuventino9964]

النيجر 🤦‍♂️

[@Akwa47]

😂😂😂😂😂 hahoma bdaw inessbo kolchi l dzayr

[@acaciavert6544]

Tanmert imazighn marra nach dg tazarin nayt 3tta ayoz

[@Tupapinati]

How can you be in that crowd and resist the urge to dance???

[@mohammadshabih5293]

0:48 sample material right here

[@eshakabuawad9086]

رهيب

[@rogerwilco8146]

That drummer is wide open on every song..dudes unrelenting!

[@onebobekawel9672]

Wow i this guitar

[@whsonic]

What's the title of the song?

[@universo_channel]

Looks like Natiruts, Brazilian band

[@user-cc9si4lu9p]

Ай хорошо-то как...