Mdou Moctar - Tarhatazed (Live on KEXP)

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  • Опубліковано 22 лип 2018
  • KEXP.ORG presents Mdou Moctar performing "Tarhatazed" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 25, 2018.
    Host: DJ Rhythma
    Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
    Cameras: Alaia D'Alessandro, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
    Editor: Justin Wilmore
    kexp.org

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  • @jordannoble2406
    @jordannoble2406 4 роки тому +1663

    Rock 'n' Roll
    Sand 'n' Soul

    • @f.f5771
      @f.f5771 4 роки тому +39

      Bomb ‘n’ Roll?

    • @doomslayerplushie6662
      @doomslayerplushie6662 4 роки тому +14

      @@f.f5771 god save the sand he made rock and roll

    • @Maliique
      @Maliique 4 роки тому +12

      If this was american it would've been mojave'n'mojo

    • @gebzeppelin6740
      @gebzeppelin6740 4 роки тому +8

      Using this for a Spotify playlist name

    • @KAMATCHO0001
      @KAMATCHO0001 4 роки тому +42

      @@f.f5771 you should know that those guys are not arabs ! those are Imazighen the north african native people , the civilization of Carthago , and the birth place of HANNIBAL the warrior , just take your head from your butt and read more about other cultures so that you will not make an idiot out of yourself in such a situation !

  • @fredsetser7222
    @fredsetser7222 4 роки тому +5409

    This is what the internet is supposed to do. Bring this amazing music to a 60 yr old in the Midwest. Now just to get Mdou to come to St. Louis. Thank you KEXP

    • @digvijaysharma7307
      @digvijaysharma7307 4 роки тому +175

      Haha.. true and to bring this amazing piece here to a 23 year old too in India

    • @fonsalvarado
      @fonsalvarado 4 роки тому +45

      Amazing comment

    • @Mastertexter
      @Mastertexter 4 роки тому +98

      you just gotta love how music connects people all around the world, and they come together... why can't humanity always be like that? I'd hate us less...

    • @juliannaking4473
      @juliannaking4473 4 роки тому +53

      This 59 old from 2 hrs away from St.Louis loves it too. ;lol

    • @davidskog
      @davidskog 4 роки тому +52

      38 year old swede likes it a lot!

  • @szamee83
    @szamee83 2 роки тому +240

    You spend years listening to Hendrix, Zappa, joe pass, herb Ellis, then this guy comes out of left field and blows your fucking mind all over again.

  • @mrplease66
    @mrplease66 Рік тому +151

    North Africa is the place to be right now. Bombino, Mdou Moctar, Tinariwen et al. are totally smashing the electric guitar scene

    • @Hobyosultana
      @Hobyosultana Рік тому +6

      West Africa, really.

    • @mehdizazoua7122
      @mehdizazoua7122 9 місяців тому +13

      @@Hobyosultanatouareg people are in north africa

    • @ghostparck
      @ghostparck 9 місяців тому

      @@Hobyosultana Algeria lybia mali niger and burkina faso

    • @pluvioman6939
      @pluvioman6939 9 місяців тому +1

      @@HobyosultanaNorth Africa. Mainly Algeria.

    • @Keddeadkedemption
      @Keddeadkedemption 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@pluvioman6939mdou moctar is from Niger. Touaregs also live in the sahel region and not just the Sahara

  • @Nate-wf5hk
    @Nate-wf5hk 3 роки тому +1789

    People say rock is dead but in reality we are just stuck in our ways and need someone from a different persective a different background to rekindle the artform. Very cool live preformace

    • @SPORTl-wz7cb
      @SPORTl-wz7cb 3 роки тому +40

      hhhh this is berber music from touareg tribes they sing it before rock n roll was born even befor usa creation

    • @kingkongz88
      @kingkongz88 3 роки тому +38

      @@SPORTl-wz7cb the singing style, yes. The guitar is rock.

    • @SPORTl-wz7cb
      @SPORTl-wz7cb 3 роки тому +11

      @@kingkongz88 maybe but this is their style of music even in morocco there is some sahraoui tribes in their marriage and fiesta they play guitar with this style and they say that this style of music wich look like rock n roll its exist along time but their where play it with hande made guitar

    • @dillonpersel8561
      @dillonpersel8561 3 роки тому +30

      @@SPORTl-wz7cb lol the instruments are not from Africa. it is rock but with a berber twang to it, pretty cool.

    • @protahgonist
      @protahgonist 3 роки тому +16

      @@dillonpersel8561 Guitars aren't exactly a unique invention. Similar stringed instruments have existed all over the world for literally thousands of years.
      This would sound a lot different without amps and distortion. Now I want an acoustic set.

  • @tomhussey5142
    @tomhussey5142 3 роки тому +2225

    Theres something about being a guitarist and not being able to predict the next note hes gonna play that makes me grateful beyond words for this

    • @TheExtremeCube
      @TheExtremeCube 3 роки тому +86

      I understand what you mean, I love music that just shatters my expectations and preconceptions in a good way, like wow, things can be done this way as well

    • @cityslacker6221
      @cityslacker6221 3 роки тому +68

      agree 100%. The first week I heard Mdou I felt like I entered a new timeline. I've been listening to him and Bombino and Tinariwen this past year because I haven't felt this inspired to hear something so completely new and unpredictable to my jaded guitarist ears. I'm 50 and haven't been so pleased to hear something this new since the post punk new wave in the late 70's and early 80's.

    • @weldmaghreb
      @weldmaghreb 3 роки тому +80

      That's because their music is based on heritage from arabic/islamic music modes and African sub saharan rhythms, which both are big on improvisation and giving space for the soloist to be creative beyo beyond the written notes ..so the harmony follow a more flexible and an unpredictable logic to it .. and that's why the closest thing in western music to this is Blues, Jazz or Soul , specifically James Brown , where string instruments would play rythmes and break some conventional rules, or play between the standard tones ... applying western and contemporary instruments to eastern music modes becomes like a recipe to marvelous music

    • @shymneanime3893
      @shymneanime3893 3 роки тому +2

      Ll retour

    • @spiderkitty7643
      @spiderkitty7643 3 роки тому +20

      @F 1 it does sound like a western rock music with traditional tuareg sounds. Which just goes to show that rock music, let alone the guitar, isn't dying like so many have claimed since at least the disco era.

  • @thegilmourfan
    @thegilmourfan Рік тому +251

    I lost my mom to cancer exactly a month ago, so my wife got me tickets tonight to see this group. I didn't know Mdou Moctar before today, and I wasn't feeling like going anyway. But I wanted to show my wife that I appreciate her - so I went.
    I really enjoyed the show, but when they started this song, I immediately connected with it. I don't know what it is, but this piece absorbed me Completely! The solo tonight was even better than here. Everything about this song is amazing. I am trying to get a sense of what the words are, but the music translated so much energy, emotions, peace, pride, sorrow, and joy, all at the same time. It really is a timeless peace. I am so glad I witnessed this live. Today consider myself a Mdou Moctar fan.

    • @unterhau1102
      @unterhau1102 Рік тому +14

      May your mother rest in peace

    • @postmortemarg
      @postmortemarg 11 місяців тому +2

      What a gift, she must have great taste in music.

    • @paulfrindle7144
      @paulfrindle7144 10 місяців тому +2

      That says it all in a nutshell 🙂

    • @TheCapedWanderer
      @TheCapedWanderer 10 місяців тому +7

      Lost my mother to cancer as well. You’ll want to check out the band Tinariwen. Pretty obvious influence on these guys. Song called _Amassakoul 'N' Ténéré_ is my favorite cause it’s groovy.

    • @tresojos
      @tresojos 6 місяців тому +3

      May your mother rest in peace
      and bless your life

  • @Bad__Scooter
    @Bad__Scooter 3 роки тому +111

    The drummer is putting in fucking work. That dude is insane.

  • @andrewk4021
    @andrewk4021 4 роки тому +4541

    The more literal sultans of swing

    • @bernsteiner88
      @bernsteiner88 4 роки тому +21

      Oh yeah!!!

    • @rainwaterd
      @rainwaterd 4 роки тому +161

      watched a documentary and these guys started by listening to hedrix and dire straits.

    • @hrodber648
      @hrodber648 4 роки тому +12

      Haha love it

    • @carlosbenavides670
      @carlosbenavides670 4 роки тому +10

      Yup, inevitable to think about it XD.
      Really cool though

    • @TheGladiatorsTv
      @TheGladiatorsTv 4 роки тому +35

      @@rainwaterd you'd be surprised he started playing guitar before knowing who is jimi hendrix

  • @farisalasyrof4658
    @farisalasyrof4658 5 років тому +7241

    halal hendrix

  • @johnscallobs8273
    @johnscallobs8273 Місяць тому +9

    if you say rock n roll is dead, you just ain't searching in the right places

  • @EagleonWire
    @EagleonWire Місяць тому +9

    I might not catch a single word they're singing, but I feel right at home with their guitars. These guys are absolutely phenomenal.

  • @Clemcy_Selenic
    @Clemcy_Selenic 5 років тому +1063

    KEXP makes the world a better place

    • @TheCcmarine
      @TheCcmarine 4 роки тому +4

      One video at a time:)

    • @metekavruk_Alanya
      @metekavruk_Alanya 4 роки тому +2

      definately yes

    • @jersonmajin
      @jersonmajin 4 роки тому +1

      one of my fav channel on yt

    • @macphantom124
      @macphantom124 4 роки тому +1

      I Absolutely Agree. By them I found Night Beats.

    • @mountainssea9642
      @mountainssea9642 4 роки тому +2

      They brought me Alvvays and I’m forever grateful and watch every video they post now. Amen.

  • @massimopericolo2512
    @massimopericolo2512 4 роки тому +1002

    The ghost notes the drummer puts in are very underrated

    • @davidhoran7116
      @davidhoran7116 3 роки тому +93

      The drummer is working fuckun overtime and it pays off

    • @theonlycatonice
      @theonlycatonice 3 роки тому +10

      Yep it's difficult to do ghost notes well 😭

    • @tonypatino3156
      @tonypatino3156 3 роки тому +16

      Yep, the drummer had me intrigued from the intro onwards

    • @shivabreathes
      @shivabreathes 3 роки тому +10

      Totally agree. The drummer is GREAT.

    • @kaisersozay8978
      @kaisersozay8978 3 роки тому +8

      Who's rated them? Let's find a person who has rated them so low

  • @frank9995
    @frank9995 2 роки тому +147

    This dude is shredding and finger-picking AT THE SAME TIME. HE’S FINGER-SHREDDING. My jaw is on the floor. I didn’t even know that was a thing people could do! I mean I haven’t really played since high school, but I do listen to a lot of guitar-centric music, and I have literally never seen anyone play like that.

    • @rabie4tubez373
      @rabie4tubez373 2 роки тому +19

      That's the power of Africa, bruh!
      We gave everything and took nothing.

    • @svenlittlecross
      @svenlittlecross Рік тому +2

      give a listen to RM Tocak, also shreds while always fingerpicking

    • @thequixoticangler3364
      @thequixoticangler3364 Рік тому

      It's not common. Yngwie Malmstein is the GOAT of the style. This is heavily influenced by grunge. Beautiful music. Mind blowing.

    • @thequixoticangler3364
      @thequixoticangler3364 Рік тому +1

      Check out Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales. You want finger shredding, those 2 are just frightening.

    • @CaptainPupu
      @CaptainPupu Рік тому +4

      It's not that rare. Check paco de Lucia mark knopfler or Lindsay Buckingham

  • @krepin2752
    @krepin2752 3 роки тому +42

    Greetings from Brazil. Listening to this song, I no longer need to fly 28,000 km to feel the absence of earthly gravity.

  • @chooqi7
    @chooqi7 4 роки тому +608

    They say hardships brings out the talents in people. These Touaregs have endured much political oppression and social hardship on top of their harsh desert environment. No wonder they’re so talented. Rock on mates

    •  3 роки тому +10

      Also they are naturally gifted . It didn’t just come from oppression

    • @Homesick47
      @Homesick47 3 роки тому +34

      @ yea it came from hard work lol not natural talent

    • @jemimallah2591
      @jemimallah2591 3 роки тому +25

      @ no one is "naturally gifted", musical skills have to be learnt or self-taught. and for whatever reason the tuareg region has produced a huge amount of amazing bands and artists over the last decade or so

    • @kameqblindweaver8296
      @kameqblindweaver8296 2 роки тому +3

      To the other replies: talent is brought on by hard work and determination, which in some cases the drive to put in the work comes from passion, or having something to express that you yet can't. I think the sentiment of the original post stands true, though I don't know much of the political state of these people.

    • @edenk3653
      @edenk3653 2 роки тому

      Thank you for your positive comment and your kind words.

  • @faridalou6199
    @faridalou6199 3 роки тому +482

    That godly drummer definitely deserves more recognition !

    • @georgefromgreece4119
      @georgefromgreece4119 3 роки тому +2

      Absolutely! Love from Greece!

    • @speedpellett
      @speedpellett 2 роки тому +2

      Saw Mdou Moctar last night and drummer was the highlight IMO which is insane because the guitars were so awesome.

    • @seanbush5056
      @seanbush5056 2 роки тому +3

      Indeed, dude is solid as a rock.

    • @Comrade.Question
      @Comrade.Question 2 роки тому +10

      Souleymane Ibrahim

    • @Tenast_
      @Tenast_ Рік тому

      Totally agree

  • @nestortomaselli6372
    @nestortomaselli6372 11 місяців тому +33

    KEXP constantly showcases the greatest artists of our time on their platform. Whenever I think 'modern music sucks, the old stuff was better' I look at prodigies like these and my perspective shifts to "there are great musicians for all the ages, they are just not shown by the mainstream [social] media now." Seriously KEXP, thank you for giving such amazing, and upcoming talent a platform. This kind of artistry needs to be seen by the world.

    • @pepabukas
      @pepabukas Місяць тому +2

      2nd to that bro.. Me myself aged 42 now.. Whenever i want to listen to music just want to get some relax time and release tension surely i decided to listen to "classic" such as grunge, punk rock, or any other songs from various genre from "my time" which is the 90's and early 2000..because in my mind, todays music suck.. But slowly i discovered some of the band from this generation got ummmphh in their music.. And this band mdou moctar is one of them..

  • @jennieshively3187
    @jennieshively3187 14 днів тому +5

    I am front row and center this Saturday night in Indy! Cannot wait!

    • @GLD516
      @GLD516 11 днів тому +1

      How was it?

    • @jennieshively3187
      @jennieshively3187 8 днів тому +2

      @@GLD516we saw them last night in Indy….they were Amazing! Blew the crowd away with the shreds…..so sweet and humble and having fun!

  • @josephmulenga2340
    @josephmulenga2340 3 роки тому +575

    I don't understand a word they are singing, but am totaly at home with their guiters. These guys are incredible.

    • @spiderkitty7643
      @spiderkitty7643 3 роки тому +19

      Apparently his lyrics are about traditional values & have earned the respect of their local religious leaders, who would typically shun any western influence. And sadly I must say I think they are right to take up the music but leave the typical western rock n roll "values."
      "Mdou Moctar hails from a small village in central Niger in a remote region steeped in religious tradition. Growing up in an area where secular music was all but prohibited, he taught himself to play on a homemade guitar cobbled together out of wood. It was years before he found a “real” guitar and taught himself to play in secret. His immediately became a star amongst the village youth. In a surprising turn, his songs began to win over local religious leaders with their lyrics of respect, honor, and tradition."
      sahelsounds.com/artists/mdou-moctar/#:~:text=His%20immediately%20became%20a%20star,%2C%20drum%20machine%2C%20and%20synthesizer.

    • @minamenni8739
      @minamenni8739 2 роки тому +7

      The sahara of algeria 💓💓💓

    • @asafardaf6438
      @asafardaf6438 2 роки тому +2

      @@minamenni8739les Oeufs de poulet 😁

    • @essolitaire
      @essolitaire 2 роки тому +16

      The language is berber, tarha means love they sing for their land and ancestors

    • @seghirmoiz9994
      @seghirmoiz9994 9 місяців тому +2

      Fact : 70% of algeriens can't understand what he is saying !

  • @thomasdator3408
    @thomasdator3408 4 роки тому +1071

    Saw these guys open for Tame Impala, they shred

    • @agarcoins2177
      @agarcoins2177 4 роки тому +16

      where bro?

    • @thomasdator3408
      @thomasdator3408 4 роки тому +39

      Agar Coins Charlotte, North Carolina

    • @nicholasshackleferd2546
      @nicholasshackleferd2546 4 роки тому +2

      Um I'm pretty sure tuareqs are pretty much open air prisoners sort of like Palestinians. Don't think they would turn up in NC.

    • @Gunth0r
      @Gunth0r 4 роки тому +148

      @@nicholasshackleferd2546 Um I'm pretty sure tuareqs don't give a fuck and if you're a performer, agents will make shit happen.

    • @relefunt
      @relefunt 4 роки тому +37

      Nicholas Shackleferd Mdou Moctar has been on tour in the US most of the last 12 months. I’ve seen him twice in Milwaukee in the last year and a half and he is coming back in April (to Madison). Do a web search for “Mdou Moctar Milwaukee Taper” to get my two artist-approved recordings.

  • @yesemitesam333
    @yesemitesam333 3 роки тому +89

    I don't know how many times I have said "Thank you" to KEXP over the years for bringing us all such fantastic music but after hearing this I have to say it again - Thank you. That was just truly wonderful.

    • @louisa3928
      @louisa3928 2 роки тому

      Agreed its amazing 💖

  • @DanielLaRusso-Do
    @DanielLaRusso-Do 3 місяці тому +11

    I thank God I pushed the play button for this video!! Support from Greece! Thank you KEXP!

  • @kraftwerk974
    @kraftwerk974 4 роки тому +556

    He obviously learnt guitar by himself. This music is like some fresh air. I'm enjoying it a lot. Thanks for uploading.

    • @mycubiclepenguin868
      @mycubiclepenguin868 4 роки тому +57

      Exactly how I feel. In a world of rock that panders to the sound of the 70s and 80s, it's nice to have something so incredibly unique feeling yet that also doesn't feel too far removed from pure rock and roll.

    • @rschmidtzalles
      @rschmidtzalles 4 роки тому +4

      @@mycubiclepenguin868 i couldn't said it better

    • @vforvendetta275
      @vforvendetta275 4 роки тому +16

      He built his own guitar to teach himself on. Watch the D'addario interview

    • @ulaan648
      @ulaan648 4 роки тому +2

      great insight

    •  4 роки тому +2

      teaching yourself gives you a sound of your own being taught will give you difficulties as you will sound like your teacher

  • @adolfojrramos2044
    @adolfojrramos2044 4 роки тому +1418

    Favorite song now... is anyone randomly getting this recommended 2020🤔🤔🤔

    • @johnlemon8581
      @johnlemon8581 4 роки тому +6

      Meeeee
      I'm so happy now

    • @johnlemon8581
      @johnlemon8581 4 роки тому +3

      Its beautiful

    • @charlie4300
      @charlie4300 4 роки тому +3

      Yep ahah love it

    • @MreenalMams
      @MreenalMams 4 роки тому +11

      Me.. but it may not be random.. i binged on some Tinariwen few days back..

    • @andreywittmannlopes5426
      @andreywittmannlopes5426 4 роки тому +3

      Me but not so random as well... always watching king gizz, boogarins and snail mail performances

  • @walshy7499
    @walshy7499 3 роки тому +106

    This man made his first guitar out of a brake cable off of a bicycle.
    Amazing.

    • @krullerzel
      @krullerzel 6 місяців тому

      ithink youre confusing this story its tinariwens

    • @ezzeddineback3970
      @ezzeddineback3970 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@krullerzel nope it's him, he tells the story on his Guitar Hero interview

    • @krullerzel
      @krullerzel 5 місяців тому

      @@ezzeddineback3970 Ok thank you, i got confused because the lead guitarist of tinariwen has a very similar story

    • @ezzeddineback3970
      @ezzeddineback3970 5 місяців тому

      @@krullerzel ohhh that's cool, do you know where you heard that one? I'd love to read/watch the interview!

    • @hatifandro1685
      @hatifandro1685 5 місяців тому

      the bicycle is too new!!! with animal skin

  • @michel.junior1909
    @michel.junior1909 Рік тому +109

    Viva África!!!! Que som maravilhoso! PQP!!!!

  • @rohitlalwani8792
    @rohitlalwani8792 3 роки тому +1185

    Sound Guy: Sorry, Mdou we don't have a pop filter for the mic
    Mdou: No worries, got myself covered

    • @PrasanJ
      @PrasanJ 3 роки тому +19

      The most underrated comment hands down!!

    • @cjesz
      @cjesz 3 роки тому +1

      🎱

    • @neoaureus
      @neoaureus 3 роки тому +14

      Exactly what I wanted to comment ..you beat me to it..."covered" is superlative !

    • @xuxamelo
      @xuxamelo 3 роки тому +8

      LOL I took a while to figure it out :) that was funny!

    • @kcee023
      @kcee023 3 роки тому +4

      Nice pun

  • @zineddine1201
    @zineddine1201 3 роки тому +198

    He used a bicycle brake cable to build his first guitar! He "untwisted" the cable to get the strings.There you have it, a five-string guitar. "Boom like that". Source Moctar interview in the d'Addario's "Guitar Power" program.

  • @Roronoa79
    @Roronoa79 3 місяці тому +7

    I was heading from work one night when i caught this on the local college radio station. Ive been a metal head for years, so i thought I'd seen it all when it came to shredding, but this right here just about knocked me out of my chair. This man melted my face off like a snowman in the Sahara.

  • @riverreasteve
    @riverreasteve 2 роки тому +39

    What I really like about some of these bands is that they prove that there are no rules to sound brilliant. And they do sound brilliant.

  • @al-jo
    @al-jo 4 роки тому +418

    This guitarist has one of the most unique styles of playing I have ever seen.
    Incredible music!

    • @henry3098
      @henry3098 4 роки тому +13

      Robby Krieger of the doors play the guitar in the same style

    • @hasanarslan5805
      @hasanarslan5805 4 роки тому +17

      @@henry3098 but doors doesnt have a sound like that and this type of jams

    • @Dave-xb3xe
      @Dave-xb3xe 4 роки тому +7

      You mustn't have checked out Bombino...

    • @smoilz
      @smoilz 4 роки тому +24

      look for a band called "Tinariwen", this style is common in Berber regions of Africa, (southern Morocco, southern Algeria, Mauritania, Mali...) check out Tichumaren aka Desert Blues, Tuareg music and also Gnawa music since they use an instrument called (Gimbri) that influences this style.

    • @abhishekmehra1433
      @abhishekmehra1433 4 роки тому +3

      His fingering is crazy

  • @virginiamilius3409
    @virginiamilius3409 4 роки тому +210

    One of the best guitar solos I’ve ever heard

  • @gking407
    @gking407 2 роки тому +88

    The notes sound like they’re from an older time, being played in new ways. This is a new frontier of sound for me! Thank you

  • @brahimrahmouni9352
    @brahimrahmouni9352 Рік тому +40

    Touareg music ( I'm a Thamazighet from Algeria I can suggest for you some Touareg groups well know around the world: Tikoubaouine. Imarhan. Tinariwen) enjoy the pure music 💙👏

  • @arno-luyendijk4798
    @arno-luyendijk4798 4 роки тому +487

    What I later realised when I got to know this musician: it is like the circle of time has reached its starting point again. The blues came from slaves from West Africa to America, there it inspired rythm and blues into rock, fuelled a talent like Hendrix... who in turn again influenced this musician in Niger. I like it a lot, already put him on "follow" on Spotify . It deserves a bigger public, very grooooovy guitar music! It is a really unique style of playing, it is like he treats the guitar both as a percussion instrument and a harp. Those flowing tones almost make the guitar "sing".

    • @seanbrennan5192
      @seanbrennan5192 4 роки тому +36

      Facts, you don’t hear this from America anymore. Great jam from tempo changes, to great guitar playing, great musicianship, to overall great understanding of rhythm. I like the middle eastern style as well. Can’t believe how good they are

    • @seanbrennan5192
      @seanbrennan5192 4 роки тому +6

      They also don’t look like pansies. Most modern musicians play jazz chords while they look like they’re feeling it too much, and it distracts from the already sub par music.

    • @buddymoore6504
      @buddymoore6504 4 роки тому +5

      sound like grateful dead, especially when they star singing!

    • @Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory
      @Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory 4 роки тому +8

      Yes maybe rock comes back, into the main spotlight, I like hip hop too but hip hops almost dead itself

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks 4 роки тому +3

      @@seanbrennan5192 You most definitely can but it's not mainstream in the U.S. anymore.

  • @GeneTrujillo
    @GeneTrujillo 4 роки тому +206

    KEXP is an international treasure.

  • @PetraKann
    @PetraKann 7 місяців тому +15

    How did I miss these musicians? I was commenting on another YT channel about Jimmy Page and a random comment was sent to me with two words "Mdou Moctar"
    Initially I thought to myself "Did I offend someone in here?"
    A quick search and this video emerged - superb🙂
    Translations of lyrics into English:
    "Love is sweet but take care It's difficult to maintain It demands much respect and lots of patience
    There is a false love and it is always accompanied by a lie and it will end in treason There is a true love and it is always accompanied with respect and pity"

  • @ibrahimkabeer7301
    @ibrahimkabeer7301 3 роки тому +39

    I’ve never seen someone playing guitar 🎸 like that before, plus the drummer is legend 🌷

    • @bsmarwa1712
      @bsmarwa1712 11 місяців тому +1

      rory galegher play like this and more

  • @khemparsram8839
    @khemparsram8839 4 роки тому +286

    The beauty is that they respect their traditional attire....I truly respect that....my blessings to these amazing guys.

    • @ZouheirHamzaoui
      @ZouheirHamzaoui 3 роки тому

      Coincidence lol 🤣🤣

    • @yaboi-km2qn
      @yaboi-km2qn 2 роки тому +16

      I think it's less them respecting traditional attire and more just what they wear.

    • @iriereviews
      @iriereviews Рік тому

      This is about the music tho...

  • @zineddine1201
    @zineddine1201 3 роки тому +384

    He is the Moctar for this kind of music. Moctar means chosen in Arabic.

    • @seyfoag2346
      @seyfoag2346 3 роки тому +22

      But he is not arab he is Tuareg

    • @zineddine1201
      @zineddine1201 3 роки тому +37

      @@seyfoag2346 Yes. But his name is Moctar, MOKHTAR, CHOSEN IN ARABIC.

    • @azoozdoss7092
      @azoozdoss7092 3 роки тому +3

      bruh shut up trying to be all deep and stuff

    • @MarwanAbdElghany
      @MarwanAbdElghany 3 роки тому +16

      @@azoozdoss7092 he is not lying Moctar meaning the chosen in Arabic. i'm arabian tho

    • @Tenast_
      @Tenast_ 3 роки тому +41

      We might have an Arabic names but we are not Arabs never been and will never will.
      We are Amazigh free and noble

  • @MsLukulus
    @MsLukulus 3 роки тому +26

    ⴰⴼⵓⵙⴷ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵣⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⵇⴻⵛ ⴰⵍ ⵜⵉⵏⵉⵔⵉ ... ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵉ ⵢⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ միլիոն անգամ լսեցի։ Հրաշք կատարում։ 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️

    • @m.kamedyoussouf8163
      @m.kamedyoussouf8163 3 роки тому +1

      ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵔⵜ

    • @andrewholland1017
      @andrewholland1017 3 роки тому +7

      Dude plays so well aliens enjoy his music ^

    • @Akwa47
      @Akwa47 3 роки тому +4

      @@andrewholland1017 look up Amazigh

    • @edtr8434
      @edtr8434 2 роки тому +3

      I love your languages writing system and letters.

  • @DaemonRaDicaL
    @DaemonRaDicaL 4 місяці тому +8

    Love and respect from Italy ❤

  • @benc344
    @benc344 4 роки тому +988

    This guy definitely rocks the casbah

  • @palio470
    @palio470 4 роки тому +158

    Drummer travels tightly with moctor... got amazing energy to travel through out the song with his continous delivery of stroke

    • @tylersims6937
      @tylersims6937 3 роки тому

      lol. You do words good.
      *You put words in order very well. You are well about words.

  • @ravgopal4688
    @ravgopal4688 3 роки тому +13

    Broke all my fingers playing air guitar while listening to this. It was worth it.

  • @chennazouhir1043
    @chennazouhir1043 3 місяці тому +4

    Electric guitar 🎸 Mission accomplished 🔥
    Just unbelievable!! Wooooow 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @JoroJojoro
    @JoroJojoro 5 років тому +146

    I'm super glad that all these Saharan artists have been getting some well deserved exposure.

  • @meladahmed5785
    @meladahmed5785 3 роки тому +353

    I'm a Tuareg, I salute you all 👃

  • @johnvelazquez9854
    @johnvelazquez9854 3 роки тому +29

    This KEXP version to me has always been my favorite and just sounds so incredible.

  • @lazylion420
    @lazylion420 3 роки тому +34

    when the drummer begins to push the tempo and they all speed up their playing @ 6:10 it's an amazing feeling

  • @euannicholson6708
    @euannicholson6708 3 роки тому +233

    The fact he's from literally the poorest country in the world (Niger) makes this all the more impressive, truly inspiring

    • @SuperAbdul0000
      @SuperAbdul0000 3 роки тому +45

      From your point of view yes but we're actually rich

    • @bubamaranovichok4901
      @bubamaranovichok4901 3 роки тому +9

      Yes Abdul. Because you have all those Bedouin guitar players !

    • @MrDoesntcare
      @MrDoesntcare 2 роки тому +25

      @@bubamaranovichok4901 he's Tuareg, or Berber. Bedouins are from further East

    • @Hamsterzilla1349
      @Hamsterzilla1349 2 роки тому +23

      @@MrDoesntcare To be fair, Bedouins go as far as Mauritania. But yeah, Tuaregs are Berber and Bedouins Arab.

    • @1augh0utL0UD
      @1augh0utL0UD 2 роки тому +15

      Rich / poor who cares. Money means nothing

  • @danpeters4177
    @danpeters4177 4 роки тому +164

    Sorry, but who the heck is downvoting these guys? What an amazing song! Holy moly those guitar skills are INSANE.

    • @ffxiarcadius
      @ffxiarcadius 2 роки тому +1

      folks who don't like africans and/or arabs

    • @ruok3351
      @ruok3351 2 роки тому +2

      Its just some pentatonic noodling. Any decent guitarist can do it. Nothing insane here

    • @1augh0utL0UD
      @1augh0utL0UD 2 роки тому

      Probably just a bunch of normies!

    • @possibly8180
      @possibly8180 2 роки тому +4

      @@ruok3351 I'd say he's putting it to very good use here

    • @aydenharward276
      @aydenharward276 2 роки тому

      Fucking haters!

  • @lakshdey3856
    @lakshdey3856 2 роки тому +15

    i was always afraid to play freestyle solos because i'd play this kind of music and i thought people would think "what is he even playing that doesn't make any sense".... but Mdou Moctar made it soud so beautiful, it makes me believe in myself again. : )

    • @erikkibler3466
      @erikkibler3466 7 місяців тому

      He makes it make sense.ordered chaos

  • @infoscholar5221
    @infoscholar5221 2 роки тому +13

    As a Fender man, I support this. Hopefully, he will tour America, ins'allah. I love how hard used their instruments are. That speaks of many hours of guitar, eat, sleep, repeat. Amazing performance!

  • @millerezra8
    @millerezra8 5 років тому +141

    This guy shreds! I’ve never heard anyone do tremolo without a pick like that! A lot of incredibly talented African guitarists but this guy has insane technique!

    • @allonifrah3465
      @allonifrah3465 4 роки тому +17

      Tha means you haven't checked out Spanish flamenco music yet. Such fast tremolo without pics is common in flamenco. Check out legends like Paco de Lucia and Paco Pena.

    • @Rhinoinasuit
      @Rhinoinasuit 4 роки тому +6

      @@allonifrah3465 not with just an index finger though they use their wrists

    • @lilkujo
      @lilkujo 4 роки тому +16

      @@allonifrah3465 I listen to lots of Flamenco and love artist like Matteo Manusco and Pat but I must agree that I've never seen that fast of a technique with just a single digits.

    • @bennyray979
      @bennyray979 Рік тому +2

      I love how everyone has a comment to check out someone else. This Shit is very unique , appreciate what it is and don’t relate it to anything else.

  • @rickdalton9010
    @rickdalton9010 4 роки тому +455

    Wonderful.
    It could be also called: " I lost my Pick in the Desert" ;)
    Love and Respect

  • @vmax4steve524
    @vmax4steve524 2 місяці тому +4

    I've always dug the eastern influences in psychedelic music so I thought I'd give these blokes a whirl, so glad I did, WOW!

  • @georgefromgreece4119
    @georgefromgreece4119 3 роки тому +42

    Much love from Greece to our desert brothers and sisters! It is good to know we play music in a similar way!!! Love to brothers and sisters worldwide, beyond nationalities.

    • @nightraveler
      @nightraveler Рік тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words form North Africa, Morocco. Greece is part of our region, the Mediterranean pond and we share a lot in common more than the USA and western neocolonialist media want to share for their own evil global hegemony agenda that benefits from war war clash of nations

  • @tomchristopher71
    @tomchristopher71 4 роки тому +134

    The rhythm guitar player has got the groove!

  • @brianhill2171
    @brianhill2171 3 роки тому +175

    The backing band absolutely murdered this track as well. That groove was nothing short of monstrous. Drum fills were perfect

  • @MichaelWorx
    @MichaelWorx 3 дні тому

    Saw them live last night, the lead guitar player is great and to have a guitar player like that, there must be a great rhythm section, and they’re exactly that for sure. I was blown away

  • @SeanGoodwin-qd3bc
    @SeanGoodwin-qd3bc Місяць тому +23

    Who's here 2024😊

  • @Francis-rs7zu
    @Francis-rs7zu 4 роки тому +167

    6:18 - that tempo change is freaking fantastic. You guys are awesome

    • @Hannibu
      @Hannibu 3 роки тому +3

      Yes! In the end the speed has at least doubled.

  • @sardinianqwerty5793
    @sardinianqwerty5793 5 років тому +100

    We are supporter of this GENUINE rock from the desert.

  • @Chris.Apache
    @Chris.Apache Рік тому +16

    I wish I could give two thumbs up. This video is totally underrated!
    A Mixture of Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler and Eddie Van Halen.

  • @neidefranca180
    @neidefranca180 2 роки тому +16

    the most important here: this music! the sound! the guitar! others things doesn't matter....I like very much 'cause music don't have limitation or geographic...is pure vibration!

  • @zzxx33mh
    @zzxx33mh 4 роки тому +86

    ..we dont know what they are singing but the beauty of the music rythm lead the way to enjoy..

    • @zzxx33mh
      @zzxx33mh 4 роки тому

      @Norm Macdonald Show thank..😁in these times;we need these tunes to chilled us up..🙏

  • @valeriaherrera9864
    @valeriaherrera9864 4 роки тому +34

    I could spend the rest of the night reading the comments sections here. And OH GOD! This music heals my heart and soul 💕

  • @williedangerr7934
    @williedangerr7934 Рік тому +9

    What kind of sorcery is this!? Goosebumps all the way.

  • @jacobmauersberger3758
    @jacobmauersberger3758 4 місяці тому +2

    Absloutly amazing shit right there! The world has sooo much to learn of the African Continent.. ❤

  • @VonBluesman
    @VonBluesman 5 років тому +307

    Music is medicine for the whole world.

  • @spinal3870
    @spinal3870 4 роки тому +101

    The power of music sweeping cultural differences. Humanity is ONE.

  • @haroldstaam
    @haroldstaam 3 роки тому +6

    oh man. this is one thing i love about the internet. getting to find out and listen to a talented musician from even the most remote place in the world and getting to gleen from them

  • @ArchitectureandinterioirDesign
    @ArchitectureandinterioirDesign 4 місяці тому +6

    Every time someone plays a left handed guitar,rock is made eternal because Jimi or kurt cobain seems to resurrect and perform again.....God bless Rock forever.

    • @taddersauce3672
      @taddersauce3672 3 місяці тому

      Even the lefties on right hand guitars like Mark Knopfler. The Left hand blessing in action.

  • @Luciddreamer007
    @Luciddreamer007 3 роки тому +40

    30 plus year player here
    I’m lookin over at my Strat , & thinking ... did we just meet ?
    Thanks Mdou Peace Be with You

  • @seanthomasmusic
    @seanthomasmusic 4 роки тому +24

    Guitarist: Clean, Fast, and Tasteful. Coolest thing I've heard today

  • @shashashack77
    @shashashack77 2 роки тому +3

    Stop trying to draw comparisons, this is as original as it gets.

  • @JustTheDude
    @JustTheDude 2 роки тому +12

    Amazing guitarist! Such unique & fresh sound and technique! That picking index finger is lightning! And the African heritage sound is so refreshingly new to the stratocaster & rock! 🎸🔥 Thanks UA-cam!

  • @officialVozie100
    @officialVozie100 4 роки тому +33

    I'm apache and this is amazing salute 🦅🙏🏾🕵🏾‍♀️

  • @Sirstarfish
    @Sirstarfish 4 роки тому +84

    its been awhile since i could listen to a 10 minute song all the way through without any hint of boredom, thanks !

  • @stevenewing5567
    @stevenewing5567 14 днів тому +2

    just found this amazing band & I love it!

  • @abdelghanibakelli
    @abdelghanibakelli 5 місяців тому +10

    شحال تهبل الموسيقى تاع الطوارق ❤❤❤ من الجزائر تحية إلى جميع إخواننا في النيجر😊

  • @wolfmuhammed
    @wolfmuhammed 5 років тому +128

    Never heard amazing music like this dessert blues .like it much

    • @egoomega
      @egoomega 4 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/1egvmGzhmhg/v-deo.html

    • @lasagnasux4934
      @lasagnasux4934 4 роки тому +3

      *desert. As tasty as these licks are, I dont think they're necessarily dessert.

  • @HasanNassrallah
    @HasanNassrallah 4 роки тому +182

    Hard to cover this track but not impossible during quarantine. Homage to the original band, people of Mali and north africa. Respect from Australia.

    • @DarkwellorBZ
      @DarkwellorBZ 2 роки тому +2

      Long Live Australia, long live Oromia, from Amerika ♥️

    • @an_38kitkashyap
      @an_38kitkashyap 2 роки тому +7

      His index finger is on another level 😂

    • @kingzk7033
      @kingzk7033 2 роки тому +3

      Mdou moctar is a from Niger 🇳🇪 not Mali

    • @Tenast_
      @Tenast_ 2 роки тому +3

      Thnx from ❤️TENAST❤️
      The original name of Tunisia in Tamazight language

    • @Tenast_
      @Tenast_ 2 роки тому +2

      @@kingzk7033
      Niger, Mali.....
      We are All Amazigh
      Greetings from ❤️TENAST❤️

  • @mehdizazoua7122
    @mehdizazoua7122 5 місяців тому +5

    Viva tuareg culture! Viva Algeria ❤️🇩🇿

  • @vinisius
    @vinisius 2 роки тому +12

    This is so amazing. Hope thet break all barriers and come to Brazil in a tour! New Hendrix! AMAZING

  • @tiayanger1
    @tiayanger1 4 роки тому +70

    Finally something so refreshing so pure and finally something that has to do with guitar .....all Is not lost..there is still hope...rock on cheers \m/

  • @Joyinthemorn
    @Joyinthemorn 4 роки тому +46

    Enjoyed this. I appreciate how the music comes from Africa, to America then back to Africa. Perfect blend of sounds

    • @but1z
      @but1z 3 роки тому

      Don’t think it’s from any of those places LOL

    • @DomeLP09
      @DomeLP09 3 роки тому +1

      @@but1z
      This artist comes from Nigeria, which is located in west africa. He plays in America at the KEXP Studio and his performance is broadcasted in Africa and around the globe.
      So OP is on Point! Crazy how that goes

    • @antoniobanderas9769
      @antoniobanderas9769 3 роки тому +4

      @@DomeLP09 . . Mdou it’s Tuareg from Niger 🇳🇪, ( ex French colony ) Nigeria 🇳🇬 it’s different country and ex Brits colony , located around the Niger River . Be safe & Blessings from the Sonoran Desert 🌵 Mexico 🇲🇽

  • @devangsomani6651
    @devangsomani6651 9 місяців тому +6

    What a new frontier of sound . Bravo job . Traditionally rooted yet infused with modern age. Big kudos to drummer as well . Big up from India ❤️

  • @madisonu1224
    @madisonu1224 Рік тому +41

    Pure talent

  • @jason.h
    @jason.h 4 роки тому +153

    Still got the plastic on his pickguard legend

    • @TinaHyde
      @TinaHyde 4 роки тому +34

      Pick guard guard.

    • @odmenc
      @odmenc 4 роки тому +10

      to me it looks like he got the guitar brand new when arrived the states

  • @mraaronhd
    @mraaronhd 4 роки тому +76

    I love how they keep to their cultural roots, and cultural melodies. No shame from these guys.

    • @srj34
      @srj34 4 роки тому +7

      Why wouldn't they? What a strange compliment. You were afraid they might bow to record company pressure and become a boy band instead? This is me rolling my eyes and making the wanking motion.

    • @alanramirez8506
      @alanramirez8506 4 роки тому

      Why wouldn’t they? Western way of thinking, not everything is rock and roll, McDonald’s and army.

    • @jereuter01
      @jereuter01 3 роки тому +1

      @@alanramirez8506 If you ain't got Western way of thinking then you ain't got shit. Sad but true and everything IS rock and roll. The guy can play but he can't sing.

    • @muhammadyounos2769
      @muhammadyounos2769 3 роки тому +1

      We call it pride not shame at all

    • @MYNAMACHEF
      @MYNAMACHEF 2 роки тому +2

      @@jereuter01 Ha, if singing is your deal-breaker then 50% of rock acts must be scratched off your list

  • @runahcilap9782
    @runahcilap9782 Рік тому +4

    Can't stop listening to this masterpiece, greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina !!

  • @matlaw
    @matlaw 8 місяців тому +4

    the drummer is fantastic. they all are. but i’d like to give special props to the drummer

  • @user-we4rs1be7u
    @user-we4rs1be7u 5 років тому +73

    Oh my goodness... this is so beautiful. I love the groove the drummer plays with, and that lead guitar is so head-spinning. Everything about this band is phenomenal! Cheers!

  • @Bradford_Betz
    @Bradford_Betz 4 роки тому +551

    "Hey man do you need a pick?"
    "No."

    • @AmazinglyGayPhil
      @AmazinglyGayPhil 4 роки тому +10

      Check out Jeff Beck, incredible guitarist with a unique style he doesn't use picks.

    • @badapple69
      @badapple69 4 роки тому +2

      Jared James Nichols don't use pick

    • @JuanArias-xr6je
      @JuanArias-xr6je 4 роки тому +4

      Mark Knopfler de Dire Straits también tiene una gran técnica usando los dedos

    • @Mastertexter
      @Mastertexter 4 роки тому +4

      that's what I also say everytime... confuses people hahaha

    • @miguelmuybrabo1633
      @miguelmuybrabo1633 4 роки тому +39

      this guy's wife must be the happiest woman in north africa lol

  • @jamesmackes4531
    @jamesmackes4531 2 роки тому +47

    Knowing the hardships these tuaregs face and that they are fighting by day and writing this music by night almost makes me fucking cry hearing this, there is a massive warrior spirit above this music it is almost holy.

    • @artstooon
      @artstooon Рік тому +1

      Revelation bro

    • @pebystroll
      @pebystroll Рік тому +1

      I totally agree

    • @pebystroll
      @pebystroll Рік тому +3

      That's when you know you're seeing serious art is when begins to border on the transcendent

  • @nikitasid4947
    @nikitasid4947 7 місяців тому +3

    What I deeply wish you is that your talent and authenticity not to be destroyed by western "musical industry". Stay true, guys.