I prefer number two and number three,” say Moctar of a Tuareg tea service’s successive steepings. Following the album’s recording during the band’s 2023 North American tour, a military coup erupted in its home country, Niger, stranding them stateside. The band’s Funeral for Justice was recorded during their US tour after a military coup erupted in their home country, Niger. Sonically, Moctar’s music departs from Tinariwen’s hypnotic expression of assouf. We’ll share it one day, maybe we’re gonna drink tea together.” Mdou Moctar’s Funeral for Justice is out now.
