BRAND NEW

Label: Matador – OLE-2091-LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: Feb 28, 2025
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Psychedelic Rock, Acoustic

A1        Funeral For Justice
A2        Imouhar
A3        Takoba
A4        Sousoume Tamacheq
B5        Imajighen
B6        Tchinta
B7        Oh France
B8        Modern Slaves

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Matador Records (2)
Copyright © – Matador Records (2)
Recorded At – The Bunker, Brooklyn
Mixed At – Machines With Magnets
Published By – Domino Publishing Company
Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering
Artwork [Album Artwork] – Robert Beatty
Creative Director – Can Mısırlıoglu*, Modern People
Engineer [Assistant Engineered By] – Alex Conroy
Lacquer Cut By – JJ Golden
Mastered By – Heba Kadry
Mixed By – Seth Manchester
Performer [Mdou Moctar Is], Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Mahamadou 'Mdou Moctar' Souleymane*
Performer [Mdou Moctar Is], Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synth [MS20], Backing Vocals – Michael 'Mikey' Coltun*
Performer [Mdou Moctar Is], Djembe, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Souleymane Ibrahim
Performer [Mdou Moctar Is], Rhythm Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ahmoudou Madassane
Photography By – Nelson Antonio Espinal
Producer – Michael Coltun
Recorded By – Seth Manchester
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Ahmoudou Madassane, Mikey Coltun*
Songwriter – Mdou Moctar
Recorded... at The Bunker Studio, New York
Mixed... at Machines With Magnets, Pawtucket, RI
Mastered [in] NY

Tears for Injustice is a new recording of Mdou Moctar’s 2024 album Funeral for Justice performed entirely on acoustic instruments.

Sessions took place at Brooklyn’s Bunker Studio in the summer of 2023 — booked as a way to make use of downtime while the band was briefly stranded in the United Sates in the wake of Niger’s recent military coup.

The arrangements give new dimension to the songs, swapping Funeral’s blistering volume for a more intimate and meditative tone.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: WORLD
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 2/28/2025