Mdou Moctar Releases Live EP, Displays Virtuosic Guitar Skills in Portland, OR (PHOTOS)

Over the past several years, Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar has been steadily growing a devoted following, expanding from his home in Niger across West Africa via mobile phone data cards, then internationally through dedicated touring and word of mouth.

On Wednesday, August 24th, the same day the band released a surprise live EP, Niger EP Vol. 1, Mdou Moctar played Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall. Ahmoudou Madassane (rhythm guitar), Souleymane Ibrahim (drums), and Mikey Coltun (bass) provided a building, driving foundation over which Moctar exhibited his prodigious guitar chops. Glide was on hand to capture some of the revelry.

Mdou Moctar is currently on a short tour of the West Coast, followed by a couple of midwest dates in early September.

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