''Afrique Victime'' is the sixth album by Tuareg musician

Mdou Moctar Mahamadou Souleymane (born c. 16 August 1984 or 1986), known professionally as Mdou Moctar (also M.dou Mouktar), is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger, who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music. His musi ...

. It was released on 21 May 2021 as the artist's first album with Matador Records and received positive reviews from international publications including ''

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'', '' Paste'', '' Pitchfork'', and ''

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''. The album is sung almost entirely in Tamasheq, though parts (including the name of the album and its title song) are in

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. 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. Several critics added the album to their end-of-year best album lists for 2021, including the ''

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'' (number 5), ''Pitchfork'' (number 8), ''The Guardian'' (number 10), ''Rolling Stone'' (number 26), and '' Consequence'' (number 35). Many Youtube Review channels have also offered praise, including "Davy's Cinema Flicks & Music Picks" which placed it as the best album of the year.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{reflist 2021 albums Matador Records albums Desert blues albums