Tuareg guitar legend Mdou Moctar is heading to Austin, Texas, to play the Austin Psych Fest and New Orleans Jazz Fest later this year, and has scheduled some American tour dates around that appearance. Luckily for us, Orlando is one of Moctar and his band’s destinations.
Hailing from Niger, Moctar and company have gained fame as innovative interpreters of North African assouf — desert blues — and each new album has seen Moctar and his musical comrades expand and change their sound, whether by experimenting with drum machines, adding in field recordings or playing unplugged.
Mdou Moctar plays the Social on Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available now through Tkx.
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This article appears in Feb 22-28, 2023.