Afrique Victime information

Afrique Victime
Afrique Victime
Studio album by Mdou Moctar
Released	21 May 2021
Studio	Niamey, Niger
Genre	Rock; blues; assouf;
Length	41:23
Label	Matador
Producer	Michael Coltun
Mdou Moctar chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Exclaim!	9/10^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10^[6]
MusicOMH	^[7]
Paste	9.0/10^[8]
Pitchfork	8.4/10^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Uncut	^[11]
Under the Radar	^[12]

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^[13] and received positive reviews from international publications including Rolling Stone,^[10] Paste,^[8] Pitchfork,^[9] and The Guardian.^[5] The album is sung almost entirely in Tamasheq, though parts (including the name of the album and its title song) are in French.^[14]

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.^[15]

Several critics added the album to their end-of-year best album lists for 2021, including the New York Times (number 5),^[16] Pitchfork (number 8),^[17] The Guardian (number 10),^[18] Rolling Stone (number 26),^[19] and Consequence (number 35).^[20]

^ Sodomsky, Sam (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ "Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Monger, Timothy. "Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Khanna, Vish (17 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar Takes His Peerless Guitar Rock to New Heights on 'Afrique Victime'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime review – wild, virtuosic Tuareg blues". The Guardian. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
^ Scott, Paddy (17 May 2021). "On Afrique Victime, Mdou Moctar and his band are the true sound of youth resistance". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Bemrose, Bekki (19 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mdou Moctar's Vision Blossoms into a Desert Flower on Afrique Victime". pastemagazine.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
^ ^a ^b "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
^ ^a ^b Grow, Kory (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar's 'Afrique Victime' Redefines Freedom in Rock". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
^ O'Connell, Sharon (21 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime". Uncut. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Krcatovich, Dustin (20 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime (Matador) - review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Mdou Moctar Announces New Album Afrique Victime, Released Music Video For Single Tala Tannam". Guitar.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
^ 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...
^ Minsker, Evan (2021-09-16). "Mdou Moctar Releases Afrique Victime Documentary: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (2021-12-02). "Best Albums of 2021". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ Szatan, Gabriel (2021-12-06). "The 50 best albums of 2021, No 10: Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ Bernstein, Jonathan (2021-12-03). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ Consequence staff (2021-12-07). "Top 50 Albums of 2021". Consequence. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[1] Sodomsky, Sam (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[Metacritic-2] "Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[3] Monger, Timothy. "Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[4] Khanna, Vish (17 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar Takes His Peerless Guitar Rock to New Heights on 'Afrique Victime'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[The_Guardian_review-5] "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime review – wild, virtuosic Tuareg blues". The Guardian. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

[6] Scott, Paddy (17 May 2021). "On Afrique Victime, Mdou Moctar and his band are the true sound of youth resistance". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[7] Bemrose, Bekki (19 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[Paste-8] "Mdou Moctar's Vision Blossoms into a Desert Flower on Afrique Victime". pastemagazine.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

[Pitchfork_review-9] "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

[Rolling_Stone_review-10] Grow, Kory (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar's 'Afrique Victime' Redefines Freedom in Rock". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

[11] O'Connell, Sharon (21 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime". Uncut. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[12] Krcatovich, Dustin (20 May 2021). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime (Matador) - review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[13] "Mdou Moctar Announces New Album Afrique Victime, Released Music Video For Single Tala Tannam". Guitar.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

[14] 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...

[15] Minsker, Evan (2021-09-16). "Mdou Moctar Releases Afrique Victime Documentary: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[16] Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (2021-12-02). "Best Albums of 2021". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[17] "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[18] Szatan, Gabriel (2021-12-06). "The 50 best albums of 2021, No 10: Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[19] Bernstein, Jonathan (2021-12-03). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[20] Consequence staff (2021-12-07). "Top 50 Albums of 2021". Consequence. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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