At this level, I’m positive everybody studying this website is conversant in Mdou Moctar; our personal AcidJack posted a killer recording of him from the 2017 Hopscotch fest. His model of Saharan folks music meets the unbridled shred of VH’s “Eruption” has caught the ears of curious listeners all over the place. I’ve seen them many instances, and the reveals are at all times a blast, not only for Mdou’s blazing guitar enjoying but additionally for the insanely tight backing band.
This backing band is now having its likelihood to be the centerpiece. The trio, comprised of Ahmoudou Madassane on Guitar and vocals, Souleymane Ibrahim on Drums, and Mikey Coltun on Bass, is touring as Takaat, and you really want to go see them. Takaat brings the identical high-energy microtonal dance celebration vibe you get when Mdou is fronting, however right here, the main target shifts extra to the unrelenting groove the trio produces. Ahmoudou’s guitar enjoying is each bit as mind-boggling as you’d count on, however the middle of this factor is the band’s skill to lock in behind his songs. These songs may very well be 5 minutes or 5 hours, and it might be equally participating as a result of I don’t assume this band is able to lacking a step.
Sure reveals are plain. It’s not possible to overlook the truth that one thing particular is occurring. This was one in every of them. Tubby’s again room was packed elbow to elbow with everybody locked in. I’m pretty positive not one individual left the dwell room at some stage in the set. Everybody stayed put, with the band’s stage spotlights blasting us just like the Desert solar. Tremendous enjoyable anecdote – I observed a minimum of 4 individuals within the room that had been additionally at BSP (RIP) a few years in the past when this band first got here via city with Mdou.
This was recorded from my often spot within the again with the MBHOs and a very good board feed from Tubby’s FOH engineer Wil. The standard is great, so crank it up. And if this present isn’t sufficient, good friend of the location Richard Hayes has his recording from Milwaukee up on his glorious weblog!
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Takaat
2025-05-08
Tubby’s
Kingston, NY
Supply: MBHO440 + SDB > SD MixPre 3 > SD (24/48) > Adobe Audition/Izotope 9 > Audacity Flac (lvl8) > Mp3Tag
Because of Tubby’s FOH engineer Will for the board patch!
- Amidinin
- Imajighan Anagrou
- Elwan
- Asuf D Alwa
- Oulhin Ay Rakhin
Takaat is:
Ahmoudou Madassane: Guitar, Vocals
Mikey Coltun: Bass
Souleymane Ibrahim: Drums
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https://purplishrecords.bandcamp.com/album/takaat-is-noise-vol-1
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https://www.tubbyskingston.com/music-calendar
