{"product_id":"mdou-moctar-niger-ep-vol-2","title":"Mdou Moctar - Niger EP Vol 2 (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, we started the \u003cstrong\u003eMdou Moctar\u003c\/strong\u003e mixtape series. These releases compiled field recordings, cell phone voice memos, interview clips, conversations captured in the tour van, and blown-out board recordings from shows all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a continuation of those mixtapes, we present the \u003cstrong\u003eNiger EPs\u003c\/strong\u003e, which examine the roots of the \u003cstrong\u003eMdou Moctar\u003c\/strong\u003e band. Early \u003cstrong\u003eMdou\u003c\/strong\u003e recordings were contained on cassettes, though the humble tape was soon replaced by the quick and easy facility of cell phone technology.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVol 2\u003c\/strong\u003e, the follow-up to\u003cstrong\u003e Niger EP Vol. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e, takes in live and alternate versions of songs from across \u003cstrong\u003eMoctar's\u003c\/strong\u003e discography, captured in his native of Niger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong the tracks featured on \u003cstrong\u003eNiger EP Vol. 2\u003c\/strong\u003e is a new live version of \u003cstrong\u003e'Ibitilan'\u003c\/strong\u003e, which originally appeared on 2019's\u003cstrong\u003e Blue Stage Session\u003c\/strong\u003e. In a statement about the track, \u003cstrong\u003eMoctar's\u003c\/strong\u003e producer and bass player said: \"\u003cstrong\u003e'Ibitlan'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a love song. \u003cstrong\u003eMdou\u003c\/strong\u003e sings about his love for a woman, comparing her to a beautiful valley with a stream running through it, how her skin is a yellow flower and her smile is like lightning.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Iblis Amghar 05:14 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Ibitilan 03:33 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Nakanegh Dich 04:38 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Chimoumounim 04:13 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Asdikte Akal 03:49 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Azawad 04:05\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sgHKxm-T5Bs\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mdou Moctar","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596910498127,"sku":"OLE1914T","price":4.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/niger2.jpg?v=1787985208","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/mdou-moctar-niger-ep-vol-2","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}