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*Funeral For Justice* is the new album by Mdou Moctar. Recorded at the
close of two years spent touring the globe following the release of 2019
breakout *Afrique Victime*, it captures the Nigerien quartet in ferocious
form. The music is louder, faster, and more wild. The guitar solos are
feedback-scorched and the lyrics are passionately political. Nothing is
held back or toned down.
The songs on *Funeral For Justice* speak unflinchingly to the plight of
Niger and of the Tuareg people. "This album is really different for me,"
explains Moctar, the band’s singer, namesake, and indisputably iconic
guitarist. "Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in
Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they're going to help
us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a
solution."
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