Mdou Moctar's 2024 album, Funeral for Justice, showcases his signature blend of powerful guitar work and poignant themes of colonialism. The album’s creation was infused with a deep sense of homesickness after a coup in Niger left band members stranded in New York. Consequently, they recorded a mostly acoustic version, titled Tears of Injustice, which channels the emotional weight of their experiences. Moctar reflects on the duality of sound in his work, distinguishing between the anger of electric arrangements and the grief expressed through acoustic music, highlighting the ongoing impacts of colonialism in Niger.
"The Tears of Injustice sessions were understandably tense, and one imagines Moctar's feelings of homesickness drove him back to the music of Abdallah ag Oumbadougou."
"Moctar has suggested that as opposed to the 'anger' the electric arrangements on Tears expressed, this music reflects the 'grief' of the people of Niger..."
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