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Mdou Moctar is a Tuareg guitarist and songwriter. He has released a new EP called Niger EP Vol. 1 which is out now via Matador Records. It features a drum-machine version of the song ‘Chismiten’ from his acclaimed 2021 album Afrique Victime, previously unreleased 13-min epic guitar and drum machine jam ‘Imouhar’, and 4 live versions of songs from across Moctar’s catalogue, all recorded in his native country Niger.