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2024 studio album by Mdou Moctar
Funeral for Justice
A painting of a blood-soaked blackbird flying over the bodies of dead birds and a casket in a desert
Studio album by Mdou Moctar
Released3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
RecordedMid-2023, prior to June
StudioA home studio in New York, US
GenreRock
Length39:04
LanguageBerber (Tamasheq), English
LabelMatador
ProducerMikey Coltun
Mdou Moctar chronology
Afrique Victime
(2021) 		Funeral for Justice
(2024)

“This album is really different for me. Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they’re going to help us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a solution.”

—Mdou Moctar, vocalist of the band of the same name, on the political themes and context for recording Funeral for Justice

Funeral for Justice is a 2024 studio album by Nigerien desert blues band Mdou Moctar, released on Matador Records. It has received positive reviews from critics and was supported by a concert tour. The album explores cultural and political themes, including the impact of foreign interference in Nigerien affairs and the replacement of indigenous languages with colonial ones.

Reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Funeral for Justice received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. Writing at The Arts Desk, Guy Oddy scored this release 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "the real deal and, at a time when most Western musicians seem to be afraid or uninterested in calling out those who are driving us all to disaster" and "louder, faster and more overtly political than any of his band’s previous discs". In Exclaim!, Matthew Teklemariam rated Funeral for Justice an 8 out of 10, writing that "the music here is so energetic that it's invigorating" and "the production is a tight fit" that results in "a minor epic built from a surfeit of dissident spirit and Van Halen fanaticism". profile of the band at Guitar.com by Huw Baines called this their "most free and experimental album yet" and praised the guitar-playing by band leader Moctar as well as bassist Mikey Coltun's "meticulous production".

A profile of the band in NME by Oumar Selah stated that this release shows that the band "remain musically inventive and passionate for change in their home nation and beyond". In The New York Times, Ben Sisario called this release "a cri de coeur of screaming guitars and lyrics decrying the legacy of colonialism in Niger and throughout Africa" that "amps up the urgency" of 2021's Afrique Victime. At PopMatters, Adriane Pontecorvo rated this album a 10 out of 10, writing that "Even by Mdou Moctar’s high standards, Funeral for Justice is extraordinary. It is searing in music and lyrics, with messages that are essential in a world on fire and whose sounds can carry those messages far and wide. More than any previous Mdou Moctar album, it feels alive: Moctar and his whole band are in the room with their listeners, fanning the flames of righteous resolve and reminding us that if justice is dead, there’s no more fitting tribute to it than raising our voices on its behalf". Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone called this "the band’s most forceful album yet, tailor-made to melt minds at massive festivals" with "anti-colonial and anti-corruption declarations" accompanied by Moctar's guitar work. Editors at Stereogum chose this for Album of the Week, with critic Chris DeVille calling it "a fantastic record that should not have to exist", due to its response to the 2023 Nigerien coup, but continues that it is "too energized to be depressing", with "with shout-along slogans to go along with the rumbling rhythms and guitar heroism".

Track listing

  1. "Funeral for Justice" – 3:09
  2. "Imouhar" – 5:07
  3. "Takoba" – 3:54
  4. "Sousoume Tamacheq" – 5:41
  5. "Imajighen" – 4:11
  6. "Tchinta" – 5:13
  7. "Djallo #1" – 0:24
  8. "Oh France" – 5:40
  9. "Modern Slaves" – 5:45

Personnel

Mdou Moctar

See also

References

  1. ^ "About". Mdou Moctar. n.d. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ Baines, Huw (30 April 2024). "Mdou Moctar on channeling righteous fury and creating 'Funeral For Justice'". Features. Guitar.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ Oddy, Guy (24 April 2024). "Album: Mdou Moctar – Funeral for Justice review – Tuareg rockers are on fiery form". Reviews, News, & Interviews. The Arts Desk. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ Pearis, Bill (28 February 2024). "Mdou Moctar announce new album 'Funeral for Justice' & tour, share title track". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. "Funeral for Justice by Mdou Moctar Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. Teklemariam, Matthew (30 April 2024). "Mdou Moctar's 'Funeral for Justice' Is a Fiery Affair". Exclaim!. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. Saleh, Oumar (3 April 2024). "Mdou Moctar: one of the world's most exciting and important rock bands". Features > Music Interviews. NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. Sisario, Ben (22 April 2024). "Mdou Moctar's Guitar Is a Screaming Siren Against Africa's Colonial Legacy". Music. The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. Pontecorvo, Adriane. "Mdou Moctar Hold Nothing Back on 'Funeral for Justice'". Reviews. PopMatters. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  10. Dolan, Jon (30 April 2024). "Mdou Moctar's 'Funeral For Justice'". Music > Album Reviews. Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. DeVille, Chris (30 April 2024). "Mdou Moctar 'Funeral For Justice' Album Review". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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