Afrique Victime

Afrique Victime is the sixth album by Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar. It was released on 21 May 2021 as the artist's first album with Matador Records[2] and received positive reviews from international publications including Rolling Stone,[3] Paste,[4] Pitchfork,[5] and The Guardian.[6] The album is sung almost entirely in Tamasheq, though parts (including the name of the album and its title song) are in French.[7]

Afrique Victime
Studio album by
Mdou Moctar
Released21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)
StudioNiamey, Niger[1]
Genre
Length41:23
LabelMatador
Mdou Moctar chronology
Ilana: The Creator
(2019)		 Afrique Victime
(2021)

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.[8]

Several critics added the album to their end-of-year best album lists for 2021, including the New York Times (number 5),[9] Pitchfork (number 8),[10] The Guardian (number 10),[11] Rolling Stone (number 26),[12] and Consequence (number 35).[13]

Track listing
Afrique Victime track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Chismiten"4:58
2."Taliat"3:48
3."Ya Habibti"3:31
4."Tala Tannam"5:38
5."Untitled"1:25
6."Asdikte Akal"4:31
7."Layla"4:26
8."Afrique Victime"7:25
9."Bismilahi Atagah"5:36
Total length:41:23

Charts
Chart performance for Afrique Victime
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 92

References
  1. Sodomsky, Sam (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. "Mdou Moctar Announces New Album Afrique Victime, Released Music Video For Single Tala Tannam". Guitar.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. Grow, Kory (2021-05-20). "Mdou Moctar's 'Afrique Victime' Redefines Freedom in Rock". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. "Mdou Moctar's Vision Blossoms into a Desert Flower on Afrique Victime". pastemagazine.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime review – wild, virtuosic Tuareg blues". The Guardian. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  7. Ayers, Mike (2021-07-02). "Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime". relix. Retrieved 2021-12-09. Aside from a bit of French in spots, the songs are all sung in Tamasheq...
  8. Minsker, Evan (2021-09-16). "Mdou Moctar Releases Afrique Victime Documentary: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  9. Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (2021-12-02). "Best Albums of 2021". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  10. "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  11. Szatan, Gabriel (2021-12-06). "The 50 best albums of 2021, No 10: Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  12. Bernstein, Jonathan (2021-12-03). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. Consequence staff (2021-12-07). "Top 50 Albums of 2021". Consequence. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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