{"product_id":"cd-moctar-mdou-afrique-victime-cd","title":"Afrique Victime","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatador Records will release Afrique Victime, the long-awaited new album by Mdou Moctar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Afrique Victime the prodigious Tuareg guitarist and songwriter rips a new hole in the sky ¬– boldly reforging contemporary Saharan music and “rock music” by melding guitar pyrotechnics, full-blast noise, and field recordings with poetic meditations on love, religion, women's rights inequality, and Western Africa’s exploitation at the hands of colonial powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMdou’s home is Agadez, a desert village in rural Niger. Inspired by YouTube videos of Eddie Van Halen’s six string techniques and traditional Tuareg melodies, he mastered the guitar and created his own burning style.  A born charismatic, Mdou went on to tell his story as an aspiring artist by writing, producing \u0026amp; starring in the first Tuareg language film: a remake of Purple Rain called Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai –  which translates to “Rain The Color Of Blue With A Little Red In It” – winning the approval of his family and his community. The word and the sound travelled across West Africa via mobile phone data cards, a popular form of local music distribution. Grueling DIY world tours and albums on the independent US label Sahel Sounds followed, including 2019’s landmark Ilana: The Creator, which earned Mdou an ecstatic international audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fiercely Brilliant” - Bob Boilen, NPR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44016507945034,"sku":"439403","price":21.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/2164\/0266\/files\/439403-Product-0-I-637503663546850308.jpg?v=1785822238","url":"https:\/\/www.nioclothing.com\/products\/cd-moctar-mdou-afrique-victime-cd","provider":"NIO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}