Mdou Moctar live in concert.
ON TOUR

Mdou Moctar

17
critic concert reviews
global

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
%
Based on 
17
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Mdou Moctar is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 17 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Mdou Moctar is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Mdou Moctar concert reviews describe live shows and performances as mesmerizing and thrilling.

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On tour

Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan (July 25); Piedmont Park, Atlanta, United States (September 19)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
1986 (1986)
Bio
Mdou Moctar (also known as M.dou Mouktar).
Has Performed With
Parquet Courts
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

July 26, 2023
%
Mdou Moctar Was Triumphant in Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre, July 25

The Skinny (UK)

April 13, 2022
100
%
Nigerien guitarist Mdou Moctar transcends the language of rock on a Sunday evening in Glasgow.

The Arts Desk (UK)

April 9, 2022
80
%
Not something to be filed away as some quaint foreign sounds from a far-off land.

The Guardian (UK)

April 7, 2022
80
%
Moctar's Tuareg-language rock has been justifiably compared to Eddie Van Halen – it is utterly thrilling.

The Washington Post (USA)

March 23, 2022
%
The Nigerien guitarist cut an imposing figure onstage, transforming wistful melodies into ecstatic thrills.

Glide Magazine (USA)

March 3, 2022
%
Last Friday night guitar sensation Mdou Moctar brought his tour behind last year’s standout Afrique Victime back to Brooklyn for a special performance at the Howard Gilman Opera House at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Billed as the first time he’d perform the entire album, the concert served as the first in a series

Exclaim (Canada)

July 21, 2019
90
%
Mdou Moctar River & Sky, Field ON, July 20

Past critic reviews published in

Parklife DC (USA), Gaffa (Sweden), Dagens Nyheter (Sweden), Undertoner (Denmark), Target Audience Magazine (USA) and more

Image Credit

Rafael Ojea Perez [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Tears of Injustice (28 February 2025)