MDOU MOCTAR 8211 Ilana (The Creator) Reissue 8211 LP 8211 Gatefold Vinyl MAR 13

LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. Blistering and hypnotic, Ilana (The Creator) (2019) marked the beginning of a new chapter for Mdou Moctar. It is the Nigerien guitar heros 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 quartets soaring performances. Praise for Ilana (The Creator): A streaking, white-hot comet. Pitchfork The most insane psychedelic guitar album of the 21st century NPR Tracklist: Side A1. Kamane Tarhanin2. Asshet Akal3. Inizgam4. Anna5. Takamba Side B1. Tarhatazed2. Wiwasharnine3. Ilana4. Tumastin