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Mdou Moctar

  • 🇳🇪 Agadez
  • Years Active
    2008 - Now
Mahamadou Souleymane (born c. 1984 or 1986) known professionally as Mdou Moctar (also M.dou Mouktar), is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger, who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music.

His music first gained attention through a trading network of cellphones and memory cards in West Africa. He sings in the Tamasheq language. Moctar's fourth album, Ilana: The Creator, released in 2019, was the first to feature a full band. He plays guitar in the takamba and assouf styles.


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