Mdou Moctar – Ilana: The Creator CD electronic teenage protege to an old

teenage protege to an old guard of mystic Texas songwriters and musicians

chrysalis into beautiful butterfly

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Mdou Moctar – Ilana: The Creator CD electronic teenage protege to an oldA long time coming, Ilana is Mdous first true studio album with a live band. Recorded in Detroit at the tail end of a US tour by engineer Chris Koltay (the two met after bonding over ZZ Tops Tres Hombres), the band lived in the studio for a week, playing into the early hours. Mdou was accompanied by an all star band: Ahmoudou Madassanes (Les Filles de Illighadad) lighting fast rhythm guitar, Aboubacar Mazawadjes machine gun drums, and Michael Coltuns