Afrique Victime
Studio album by
Mdou Moctar
Released21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)
StudioNiamey, Niger[1]
Genre
Length41:23
LabelMatador
Mdou Moctar chronology
Ilana: The Creator
(2019)		 Afrique Victime
(2021)

Afrique Victime is the sixth album by Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar. It was released on 21 May 2021 as the artist's first album with Matador Records[2] and received positive reviews from international publications including Rolling Stone,[3] Paste,[4] Pitchfork,[5] and The Guardian.[6] The album is sung almost entirely in Tamasheq, though parts (including the name of the album and its title song) are in French.[7]

The band released a companion documentary about the making of the album, including the difficulties faced with their bandmembers living on two continents: three Nigerien musicians and one American, their producer and bassist, Mikey Coltun.[8]

Several critics added the album to their end-of-year best album lists for 2021, including the New York Times (number 5),[9] Pitchfork (number 8),[10] The Guardian (number 10),[11] Rolling Stone (number 26),[12] and Consequence (number 35).[13]

Track listing

Afrique Victime track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Chismiten"4:58
2."Taliat"3:48
3."Ya Habibti"3:31
4."Tala Tannam"5:38
5."Untitled"1:25
6."Asdikte Akal"4:31
7."Layla"4:26
8."Afrique Victime"7:25
9."Bismilahi Atagah"5:36
Total length:41:23

Charts

Chart performance for Afrique Victime
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 92

References

  1. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Mdou Moctar Announces New Album Afrique Victime, Released Music Video For Single Tala Tannam". Guitar.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. ↑ Grow, Kory (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar's 'Afrique Victime' Redefines Freedom in Rock". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Mdou Moctar's Vision Blossoms into a Desert Flower on Afrique Victime". pastemagazine.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime review – wild, virtuosic Tuareg blues". The Guardian. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  7. ↑ Ayers, Mike (2021-07-02). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". relix. Retrieved 2021-12-09. Aside from a bit of French in spots, the songs are all sung in Tamasheq...
  8. ↑ Minsker, Evan (2021-09-16). "Mdou Moctar Releases Afrique Victime Documentary: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  9. ↑ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (2021-12-02). "Best Albums of 2021". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  10. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  11. ↑ Szatan, Gabriel (2021-12-06). "The 50 best albums of 2021, No 10: Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  12. ↑ Bernstein, Jonathan (2021-12-03). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Consequence staff (2021-12-07). "Top 50 Albums of 2021". Consequence. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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