The Nigerien and British bands’ respective drummers Souleymane Ibrahim and Morgan Simpson met up for a jam in Chicago. Rough Trade Records recorded this happy encounter. In September 2022, Chicago’s Electrical Audio studios became the […]

The Tuareg rock stars signed to Sahel Sounds announce an international tour via a live video from the banks of the Niger river beginning in North America this February. Mdou Moctar is once again packing […]

The Tuareg guitarist takes us behind the scenes of his album in a 10-minute short film, shot in Niger.  Afrique Victime, by Mdou Moctar, has been one of the defining albums of the year so […]

On tour to promote his last album Ilana: the Creator, Nigerien Mdou Moctar shares two new tracks.  Nigerien-born, Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar released last year Ilana: the Creator, a striking example of the magic of rock’n’roll-fed Tamacheck guitars […]

As we reach the midway point of 2019, here is a top 60 of the year’s best albums so far. Graphic Illustration by Julie Jargeais This first half of the year has been a very fruitful year for […]

The forthcoming album on Sahel Sounds pushes the boundaries of tuareg music, in between future and past. Born in a small village in central Niger in a remote region steeped in religious tradition, Mahamadou “Mdou Moctar” […]

Western travelers are fewer and fewer in Sahel today. Especially when it comes to record music. This is exactly the moment Chris Kirkley chose to explore this territory through his label Sahel Sounds, a collective […]