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  Mdou Moctar ‎- Afrique Victime [OLE1614LP UK 2021 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] I will stick my neck out and proclaim Afrique Victime as one of the very best albums of 2021. I was never happy with my first rip about a year ago, I decided to run it through the HumminGuru and hear how much better it sounded. Prepare to be blown away! Dressed in traditional robes, which would have the fanatical far right rushing for their M4 Carbines, Nigerien Mdou Moctor, real name Mahamadou Souleymane picks up his guitar and delivers a kaleidoscope of rock pyrotechnics, blending in atmospheric field recordings and traditional Nigerien folk rhythms & harmonies. The songs are in his native Taureg tongue, lyrically ladled (if you speak Taureg) with fierce criticism of the French colonial legacy in his native Niger (pronounced niʒɛʁ).  This album was released in May 2021 on UK/US label Matador Records, mastered by the rather lovely Egyptian American Heba Kadry  in New York and pressed by Optim...

  Mdou Moctar ‎- Afrique Victime [OLE 1614LP UK 2021 24-Bit FLAC] Thank you for all the kind gestures and comments these last few days ....I can't tell you how much they are genuinely appreciated. Right then, time for something very different. I have a few African albums, generally the acknowledged classics and mostly on compact disc. This album is very different in many ways from all those, it is delivered from a purple platter, but could very well be added to that list of African classic albums. Dressed in traditional robes, which would have all Trump fanatics rushing for their M4 Carbines, Nigerien Mdou Moctor, real name Mahamadou Souleymane picks up his guitar and delivers a kaleidoscope of rock pyrotechnics, blending in atmospheric field recordings and traditional Nigerien folk rhythms & harmonies. The songs are in his native Taureg tongue, lyrically ladled (if you speak Taureg) with fierce criticism of the French colonial legacy in his native Niger (pronounced niʒɛʁ...