Tears of Injustice, the acoustic version of Funeral for Justice, will be released on February 28th. Until then, Mdou Moctar share ‘Takoba (Injustice Version)’, out now accompanied with a translated lyric video. Watch below.
In its original arrangement, the song gradually unspooled into an epic crescendo of interlocking guitar solos. On Tears the quartet delivers a more intimate and hypnotic read on the song, foregrounding traditional percussion and call-and-response vocals.
On Tears, the songs are steeped in sadness, conveying the grief of a nation locked into a constant churn of poverty, colonial exploitation, and political upheaval following a coup where the president of Niger was deposed. It is Tuareg protest music in raw and essential form.
On Funeral for Justice, anger at the plight of Niger and the Tuareg people is plainly expressed in the music’s volume and velocity. On Tears, the songs retain that weight without amplification. They are steeped in sadness, conveying the grief of a nation locked into a constant churn of poverty, colonial exploitation, and political upheaval. It is Tuareg protest music in raw and essential form.
Listen / download ‘Takoba (Injustice Version)’ here.
Pre-order / pre-save Tears Of Injustice here.
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