Mdou Moctar - Ilana (The Creator)

Ilana (The Creator)
Matador 2043 - re-issue LP in a thick gatefold jacket 

Blistering and hypnotic, 'Ilana (The Creator)' (2019) marked the beginning of a new chapter for Mdou Moctar. It is the Nigerien guitar hero’s first album recorded with a live rock band and perfectly captures the heavy, psychedelic sound – part Tuareg desert blues, part ZZ Top – that the quartet had honed through endless touring and which would come to explosive fruition on 'Afrique Victime' (2021) and 'Funeral For Justice' (2024). 'Ilana' was the first step and its songs remain setlist standbys for the quartet’s soaring performances. 

     Songs are: 
Kamane Tarhanin 
Asshet Akal 
Inizgam 
Anna 
Takamba 
Tarhatazed 
Wiwaharnine 
Ilana 
Tumastin 

NEW SEALED re-issue LP in a thick gatefold jacket