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Mdou Moctar puts acoustic spin on new album of socially relevant anthems for Africa

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Over the past decade, as Mdou Moctar’s work has spread around the globe, it’s become a quintessential example of music acting as a bridge to connect people. Even if that bridge happens to be 6,600-miles long and crosses the Atlantic Ocean to reach fans in America.The 40-year-old guitarist hails from Agadez, a remote part of the West African nation Niger. His contemporary take on Saharan desert blues on songs like “Oh France,” acts as a syllabus …

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Mdou Moctar puts acoustic spin on new album of socially relevant anthems for Africa

Over the past decade, as Mdou Moctar’s work has spread around the globe, it’s become a quintessential example of music acting as a bridge to connect people. Even if that bridge happens to be 6,600-miles long and crosses the Atlantic Ocean to reach fans in America.The 40-year-old guitarist hails from Agadez, a remote part of the West African nation Niger. His contemporary take on Saharan desert blues on songs like “Oh France,” acts as a syllabus …

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Mdou Moctar at Sony Hall

Mdou Moctar at Sony HallFeb. 21. 6:15PM is SOLD OUT, but there is a wait list.Feb. 21 10PM. $40.50 - $52.34 A 1991 peace agreement between Tuareg rebels and the government of Mali had an unintended, very musical consequence: some of the rebels began devoting themselves full time to music, and specifically to a guitar-based style that’s come to be known as “desert blues.” Now, younger Tuareg musicians have grown up with this music, and one of the…

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