This isn't rock please stop categorizing everything as rock white people!! Rock did not move to Africa , it came from blacks, just like most music did.
@@peteythomas9022 sorry it is a reference. it reminds me of some music that is very familiar. now i understand where the music was born that ended up in my country :)
Apparently, Hendrix was experimenting with ethnic/tribe/African sound and discovered Tuareg and African music...Who knows..Remember "Voodoo child"..After all..Hendrix was African American and we know that life on this planet came from Africa..Good comment tho, Marcus,...I am 60yo and I easily relate to it ..
What a beautiful vortex to be caught in. These guys are amazing. Let's hope the world stops playing games so that bands like this can finally have their day in the sun.
Well said, if more people would ditch petty differences about religion, national identity and share more postive energy, music can really unify humanity among other things.
I wish too, but mankind is in such deep spiritual crisis that we allowed them, the parasites, to infiltrate our minds and souls, every cornice of our lives - and to prepare everything for the onslaught we experience currently. I am not negative, just dry. But as we know "...hard times create good strong humans....". We are one family of man and we have to come back to a basic spiritual knowledge - There is always a harmonic way. I call it the "harmonics of creation" - not that source creates these harmonics - they come into effect by the structure of anything that exists, as any shape or form has to discriminate all other possibilities of structure in order to manifest And there is simply a best way to achieve a structure - simply existing as a choice to be made. We, us the people, have to come to terms that it's rather wise that the harmonic way is by far the best. The coming time we will endure a test, a very severe one. I hope that many of us have common sense left in them and simply start to collaborate without need for money, competition and all the other inventions of the rat race. Happy Hug. Love is the Healing and We are the Cure.
Absolutely great ! It's the second time I listen to this concert today... with a huge smile ! "Tarhatazed" is magic :))) Listen ! Listen ! Listen ! Listen !Listen ! Listen ! Enjoy ! Enjoy ! Enjoy ! Enjoy ! Enjoy !
Hello! i am thinking of this for a long time now, in the karadeniz province of Turkey and other regions, there are very similar melodies to celtic melodies and as a bonus people in karadeniz region used to wear skirts both men and woman! and they play an instrument called "tulum" which is the same as bagpipes! celtic people used to live in anatolia in the middle ages too, so somewhere we cross paths.
@@mete1099 From what little historical knowledge I know, skirts for men in Scottish culture is a pretty recent thing(17th century), so I'm not too sure if the skirts in Türkiye are related to Scotland. Anyway, I never knew there were such similar melodies and instruments! I'm sure there must have been some cultural exchanges or branching that made that possible. Thank you so much for sharing!
funny, i felt so joyous listening to this band yesterday, despite the global events surrounding the corona virus, this music is a very powerful antidote.
The guitar is a strange instrument. Everytime you think that all is said and done, someone new comes along and plays like you never heard before. Mdou Moctar is the 21. century Jimi Hendrix!
@@alexanderkubyshkin858 i wonder if he is really a left hander or he just learned to play guitar like hendrix lefthandedly :D because he seems like a huge fan, white strat, style of playing and lefthanded wielding doesn't look like a coincidence to me xd
Hats off to the drummer too! Saw them in Leeds a while back and I haven't seen anyone hit those drums like that since Keith Moon or Bonzo. Absolute machine!
I was right next to you at this show. I remember noticing how great a job you did of catching Mdou's hands! I think I commented on it. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for filming this. Nicely done. I know sometimes it's necessary to stand in the front or else risk being disrupted by drunken unruly however well intended audience members.
Heh, I see you follow my habit of discovering a new band you really like and finding out you just missed them. They were here exactly a month ago. I ended up not being able to go to that show at the last minute due to family stuff sadly.
see, the reason why the electric guitar appears to hit a creative wall after awhile is because we've only ever gotten to see it evolve in the hands of American and European kids, mostly spoiled and bored and living in relative peace... it's obviously a complex issue, but the general instability of the African continent (both religiously and socially) has suppressed the evolution of their music into the landscape of electric amplification and digital recording... we've been missing out on the potential soul and story and inspiration of an entire demographic of humans for decades and they're only finally getting to share their contributions to music again here recently
Just an incredible talent. I think the comparisons to Hendrix, however well intentioned are based on the superficial. The music is very foreign to me and obviously the lyrics are indecipherable but the the rhythms are universal and uplifting. Spiritual might be a better word. I would just say that there is no need for comparison. Enjoy the unique spirit. One of the most uplifting hours I can recall.
This is mystical music. It’s origins are in a combination of mystical folk and Islamic Sufi songs/ music /chants hence the deep penetrating message of the guitar sound. It’s meant to be enjoyed but mainly to effect deep religious fervour and state in the listener through somber melody and message. This style as I said is mainly Sufi which was quite common until lately in many Muslim countries like Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Northern Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Algeria etc. There is always a sort of sadness to this kind of music despite one enjoying it. Traditionally this genre is played in religious ceremonies in praise of good virtues, praise outstanding social religious figures etc with the aim of imparting religious habits etc. This you listen to Islamic folklore music from Thos regions you will see what o am talking about. Quite a few videos from Mali on TH-cam which can give you a glimpse of this, mainly women ensembles. Unfortunately there isn’t much of the music I am talking about in record form from areas Somalia and Ethiopia which was quite rich in this type of music upto the 80s when the newer generation of western influences style sort of ushered it out. But still quite common in Mali. So basically if you ask anyone who knows he’ll confirm the origins of these so powerful melodies as Islamic religious songs. Ali Farka attested indirectly to this in one of his videos when he said that these songs were not meant for beer, or scotch whisky etc but serious states. They instill higher and deep “metaphysical states” , (hence some people get a feeling of wanting to cry when listening without a reason). Listeners in Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan would see no difference in this type compared to their version. The thing is this genre has not been looked as deserves and has basically stopped as being labelled as blues but I have just told you it’s source . So next time you listen to rock music know where it comes from. That also explains why rock music is quite different from pop music.. Rock music has that same mystical effect from the guitar riffs melodies which is from “blues”. Blues meaning western definition of its origins but actual genre is African Islamic . Of course there are many other music from different cultures that does similar thing. If you’d ask Moctar he would definitely confirm his influence as would many singers from Mali etc like Diabate, Bagayoko etc. In Mali the religious link is quite deep and still very much alive. Easy to get into a trance from them.
Well said. I’ve recently gotten into the Tuareg rock genre and as a Somali, I’ve felt an indescribable familiarity with this music. Makes sense now, it’s the Sufi mysticism.
The only criticism is against the person recording. The band is more than just the singer. The other musicians are awesome as well, they would have deserved their part!
oh yeah, that is a completely valid point. I wasn't even planning on recording the show originally hence I didn't have the multicam setup/people I usually do. I tried going to the other band members but didn't have a long enough lens to get a decent enough shot, nor could I move around for a better angle on them since we were packed in pretty tight up front (ah, the days before Covid)
@@Humanclock I am doing a video review of Iliana the Creator for my IG and FB pages. Could I splice in a short clip of your vid if I credit you and give URL for your vid?
rock is'nt dead. it just moved to africa.
It was always from Africa...like the humans as well
@@a.b1651 I guess I should say it moved back to africa..but good point ..it came from Africa and never really left.
@@haroldstaam That’s why it sounds so good.
This isn't rock please stop categorizing everything as rock white people!! Rock did not move to Africa , it came from blacks, just like most music did.
@@peteythomas9022 sorry it is a reference. it reminds me of some music that is very familiar. now i understand where the music was born that ended up in my country :)
62 years old, still mourning Hendrix....a little less now
Apparently, Hendrix was experimenting with ethnic/tribe/African sound and discovered Tuareg and African music...Who knows..Remember "Voodoo child"..After all..Hendrix was African American and we know that life on this planet came from Africa..Good comment tho, Marcus,...I am 60yo and I easily relate to it ..
I hope you feel well and i dig your comments
@@pulemrki4547 Humans came from Africa, not all life
@@pulemrki4547
Hendrix used to learn ginawa music of morroc in costal city of essaouria morroc
Yes, The Hendrix Force is Strong with this One.
What a beautiful vortex to be caught in. These guys are amazing. Let's hope the world stops playing games so that bands like this can finally have their day in the sun.
Well said, if more people would ditch petty differences about religion, national identity and share more postive energy, music can really unify humanity among other things.
I wish too, but mankind is in such deep spiritual crisis that we allowed them, the parasites, to infiltrate our minds and souls, every cornice of our lives - and to prepare everything for the onslaught we experience currently.
I am not negative, just dry.
But as we know "...hard times create good strong humans....".
We are one family of man and we have to come back to a basic spiritual knowledge - There is always a harmonic way.
I call it the "harmonics of creation" - not that source creates these harmonics - they come into effect by the structure of anything that exists, as any shape or form has to discriminate all other possibilities of structure in order to manifest
And there is simply a best way to achieve a structure - simply existing as a choice to be made.
We, us the people, have to come to terms that it's rather wise that the harmonic way is by far the best.
The coming time we will endure a test, a very severe one. I hope that many of us have common sense left in them and simply start to collaborate without need for money, competition and all the other inventions of the rat race.
Happy Hug. Love is the Healing and We are the Cure.
Right 👍🏽🙏🏾
🤘🤘🤘🤘
The baddest ass guitarist and Rock star!! If you agree gather for a selfie.
41:41 Tarhatazed
Thank you soooooooo much , youre the BEST!
You're welcome Ebtihal. That's generous of you.
Thank you my friend, that's my favorite song.
@@WagaDasRad My pleasure mate. I was my top song too, a few months ago.
Tarhatazed
Absolutely great ! It's the second time I listen to this concert today... with a huge smile ! "Tarhatazed" is magic :)))
Listen ! Listen ! Listen ! Listen !Listen ! Listen !
Enjoy ! Enjoy ! Enjoy ! Enjoy ! Enjoy !
Wooh, made my index finger hurt just watching this. Awesome guitarist, awesome music. Leave it to the Sahara to make hard rock this hot.
This is how music was meant to be played. pure and raw form of expression just like HENDRIX
Can't believe the music emanating from the sand dunes of Shahra.It is not tock and roll but sand and soul.
all Mdou`s music are masterpieces, on a par with the great composers.
This guy is amazing. He plays with the confidences of an old seasoned veteran. Much respect to Mdou Moctar and his band.
2:30 - Tada Dounia
12:40 - Wiwasharnine
19:25 - Takamba
26:20 - Tiknass (Sunborn)
33:15 - Ilana
41:15 - Tarhatazed
58:15 - Chismiten
Thanks! Added it to the caption
@@Humanclock No problem, thanks for this video! I saw them in Cleveland from essentially the exact same vantage point. This transports me back there.
This music has similar rhythms to Scottish and Irish folk music… 💖
Hello! i am thinking of this for a long time now, in the karadeniz province of Turkey and other regions, there are very similar melodies to celtic melodies and as a bonus people in karadeniz region used to wear skirts both men and woman! and they play an instrument called "tulum" which is the same as bagpipes! celtic people used to live in anatolia in the middle ages too, so somewhere we cross paths.
@@mete1099 this is super fascinating, thank you for sharing!
@@mete1099 From what little historical knowledge I know, skirts for men in Scottish culture is a pretty recent thing(17th century), so I'm not too sure if the skirts in Türkiye are related to Scotland.
Anyway, I never knew there were such similar melodies and instruments! I'm sure there must have been some cultural exchanges or branching that made that possible. Thank you so much for sharing!
Jimi Hendrix is Smiling.. Thank-you Mr. Moctar!
Good music - can see the party going on the whole night. Love, harmony, understanding, one big family dancing to sunrise.
I'm back listening to this concert again, it gets better and better the more I listen, it was a great concert.
Saw him and his band in Sweden a couple of days ago. Blew my mind!
Wow, skapligt avundsjuk... Vart såg du honom?
th-cam.com/video/Xnp6CPJZ5JQ/w-d-xo.html
@@alexanderstyrlander7991
Nefertiti Jazzklubb, Göteborg
Posted over 2yrs ago and still doesn't have 1,000 likes?!! Come on people, make it happen!
It is just a simple case of people are too transfixed after watching it they can't function.
@@Humanclock Just discovered him a week ago, I'm hooked!
Literally BLEW MY MIND at jazz fest earlier this year. 🤯 ... so damn talented.
Peace from Morocco
we have heard all the usual music stuff... this is something new to relax and enjoy...
This song evolves every time Mdou plays it😘😘😘😘😘😘
Respect from Santiago of Chile, South America. Good Job!
This is the energy I want for 2020 🌞 so grateful to be alive
funny, i felt so joyous listening to this band yesterday, despite the global events surrounding the corona virus, this music is a very powerful antidote.
crabbtrixexp nice picture
MF Q 47 thanks, 💚 Elliot 💚👍
Genuinely, but more for 2021 for me now haha
They are very good. I like them alot. I found a new band. I cant wait to see them live. Job well done guys.
I cannot WAIT to see him live
Not everyone deserves to wear those epic sunglasses. Only legendary guitarists from the Sahel
large sunglasses or goggles are a must for desert living.
@@92GreyBluemaybe. But you don't see many of them wearing sunglasses do you?
@@ikeameltdown8012 ....are you okay?
The guitar is a strange instrument. Everytime you think that all is said and done, someone new comes along and plays like you never heard before. Mdou Moctar is the 21. century Jimi Hendrix!
this is true
So many ways to pull music out of it
Absolutely!
And He is also a lefthander! Like Hendrix...
and quite ironically it's one of the simpliest instruments with relatively small range of octaves you can play with
@@alexanderkubyshkin858 i wonder if he is really a left hander or he just learned to play guitar like hendrix lefthandedly :D
because he seems like a huge fan, white strat, style of playing and lefthanded wielding doesn't look like a coincidence to me xd
I really like these guys and the first time I saw a video of them they were playing on the street and were killing it. Such infectious groove!
Love from wester sahara🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭
You mean Morocco 🇲🇦
Well, well, well! Very interesting sounds carrying across the sands!
Amazing guitarist ever seen @ all.....done!
I love how this marquee has both Mdou Moctar and Kontravoid playing in the same week.
The best guitarist mdou moctar tanmert #Imazighan .
tada dounia is beautiful❤
I heard him on the radio and I really love the music and what they do
Don't ask me how, but Takamba (19:25) makes you appreciate life.
tremendo show MDOU Moctar! gracias!
You can hear the origins of Reggae. Then the next song, you can hear where Bo Diddley got his influence. All makes sense. Amazing. Truly mesmerizing.
Amazing performance by a legendary band ❤️
Hats off to the drummer too! Saw them in Leeds a while back and I haven't seen anyone hit those drums like that since Keith Moon or Bonzo. Absolute machine!
I was right next to you at this show. I remember noticing how great a job you did of catching Mdou's hands! I think I commented on it. Thanks for sharing this!
His song "Chismitten" was on pretty regular rotation on Icelands's pop radio stations last Spring, 2021.
If I had been at that concert I'd have been transfixed😁
margaret nesbeth Kinda mesmerizing! 👍🏼
Just go the most insane goosebumps watching his
It's magic and i Love the Band Whoes playing🌻
Fantastic. Hope to see them in Vancouver next tour
I did not know that Hendrix was still alive!
Thanks for filming this. Nicely done. I know sometimes it's necessary to stand in the front or else risk being disrupted by drunken unruly however well intended audience members.
He is really gifted, WOW!!!!
No words at all......! Thanks GOD I am from AFRICA ....!
We are ALL from Africa
It was a great show! Star Theater is one of my favorite venues 🤩
Jimi Hendrix's spirit lives one. Rock on Mdou Moctar!
Love this from Moscow!
Thank you!
I just heard about them yesterday. Had no idea they'd been to Portland! Gotta catch them next time they're here!
Heh, I see you follow my habit of discovering a new band you really like and finding out you just missed them. They were here exactly a month ago. I ended up not being able to go to that show at the last minute due to family stuff sadly.
Great perspective on an amazing high-energy performance
see, the reason why the electric guitar appears to hit a creative wall after awhile is because we've only ever gotten to see it evolve in the hands of American and European kids, mostly spoiled and bored and living in relative peace... it's obviously a complex issue, but the general instability of the African continent (both religiously and socially) has suppressed the evolution of their music into the landscape of electric amplification and digital recording... we've been missing out on the potential soul and story and inspiration of an entire demographic of humans for decades and they're only finally getting to share their contributions to music again here recently
Just an incredible talent. I think the comparisons to Hendrix, however well intentioned are based on the superficial. The music is very foreign to me and obviously the lyrics are indecipherable but the the rhythms are universal and uplifting. Spiritual might be a better word. I would just say that there is no need for comparison. Enjoy the unique spirit. One of the most uplifting hours I can recall.
I agree and that doesn’t detract from his talents.
Great sound on this show. Dig the groove of these guys.
good vibes from Africa deseart,,,
I heard that they played in Pittsburgh. Great city-Pittsburgh-would had loved to had been there.
Amazing! Five stars.
This is amazing, waw, stunning 🧡🧡🧡
GREATTTTTT
JUST AMAZING ......
Halal Hendrix
This is mystical music. It’s origins are in a combination of mystical folk and Islamic Sufi songs/ music /chants hence the deep penetrating message of the guitar sound. It’s meant to be enjoyed but mainly to effect deep religious fervour and state in the listener through somber melody and message. This style as I said is mainly Sufi which was quite common until lately in many Muslim countries like Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Northern Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Algeria etc.
There is always a sort of sadness to this kind of music despite one enjoying it. Traditionally this genre is played in religious ceremonies in praise of good virtues, praise outstanding social religious figures etc with the aim of imparting religious habits etc. This you listen to Islamic folklore music from Thos regions you will see what o am talking about. Quite a few videos from Mali on TH-cam which can give you a glimpse of this, mainly women ensembles. Unfortunately there isn’t much of the music I am talking about in record form from areas Somalia and Ethiopia which was quite rich in this type of music upto the 80s when the newer generation of western influences style sort of ushered it out. But still quite common in Mali. So basically if you ask anyone who knows he’ll confirm the origins of these so powerful melodies as Islamic religious songs. Ali Farka attested indirectly to this in one of his videos when he said that these songs were not meant for beer, or scotch whisky etc but serious states. They instill higher and deep “metaphysical states” , (hence some people get a feeling of wanting to cry when listening without a reason).
Listeners in Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan would see no difference in this type compared to their version. The thing is this genre has not been looked as deserves and has basically stopped as being labelled as blues but I have just told you it’s source . So next time you listen to rock music know where it comes from. That also explains why rock music is quite different from pop music.. Rock music has that same mystical effect from the guitar riffs melodies which is from “blues”. Blues meaning western definition of its origins but actual genre is African Islamic . Of course there are many other music from different cultures that does similar thing. If you’d ask Moctar he would definitely confirm his influence as would many singers from Mali etc like Diabate, Bagayoko etc. In Mali the religious link is quite deep and still very much alive. Easy to get into a trance from them.
Yo thanks for sharing
thanks
Well said. I’ve recently gotten into the Tuareg rock genre and as a Somali, I’ve felt an indescribable familiarity with this music. Makes sense now, it’s the Sufi mysticism.
موسيقى الطوارق تختلف عن باقي الموسيقى تقترب ل المكسيك بعض احيان
This music is typicly sahélienne note arabic
I love you guys
The one thing that’s so crazy about him is he keeps his licks pretty simple it’s just the rhythm is unique and complex
Thanks for posting, great show
Kung Fu of R'n'R. Smooth,fluent like a water. Bruce Lee definition.
He is not only good but a speed demon as well!
ayuoz 💗
Absolutely love it!
Nice
love it.
Nice music Peace in World
تحياتي لك من صحراء
Moctar rocks 👍
Around the 23 minute mark they become Blue Cheer!!! Wow!
Nett Tour, Germany is waiting
The only criticism is against the person recording. The band is more than just the singer. The other musicians are awesome as well, they would have deserved their part!
oh yeah, that is a completely valid point. I wasn't even planning on recording the show originally hence I didn't have the multicam setup/people I usually do. I tried going to the other band members but didn't have a long enough lens to get a decent enough shot, nor could I move around for a better angle on them since we were packed in pretty tight up front (ah, the days before Covid)
تحيااااااااا امدو 👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
رهيييييب
COOL
Omar Namata merci
Je t'en prie
منور ايمدو
Courage à vous j’adore 👍 votre musique 🎶 ❤️
فوووور ميدو
purple haiziatic vibes in stumptown. Great job on this video. What a show!
Thanks, this was one of the best shows I've been to/recorded in awhile.
@@Humanclock I am doing a video review of Iliana the Creator for my IG and FB pages. Could I splice in a short clip of your vid if I credit you and give URL for your vid?
@@mtigomizh forgot to to reply, yeah, if it is just a short clip that is fine. Thanks for asking.
@@Humanclock thanks! Yes, just a little sample. Check it out on IG @localmotionsfilm. I can update the credit in anyway you like
Hendrix vibes on guitar awesome
The original bluesmen
why does 2019 feel like another century?
The best ,IS cool
cool!
Toujoure foooooor
❤
♥♥♥♥♥
👌
🥰🥰
love the khruangbin vibes
oh no. this guy is the real deal.