Takaat at Cactus Club in Milwaukee on May 19, 2025

Since I first posted my recording of Mdou Moctar at Acme Records in 2018, his star has risen to the point where he is no longer a cult favorite guitarist from Niger and is now selling out large venues in the US and abroad. The rest of his band is now touring the US on their own, in support of a new album release.

  

The word "takaat" apparently means "noise" in the Taureg language, and this band is appropriately a lot more noisy and raucous on their own than with Moctar. The energy was very high at the Cactus Club for this short set, and I look forward to seeing these musicians again.

Purchase their new album here.

Recording information:

TAKAAT
2025-05-19
Milwaukee, WI
Cactus Club

Ahmoudou Madassane: Guitar, Vocals
Mikey Coltun: Bass
Souleymane Ibrahim: Drums

Tracklist:
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03 Unknown
04 Unknown

Total time = 44:10

Microphones: Line Audio CM3 in NOS
Additional source: soundboard feed
Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 32/96
Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct

Recorded with explicit artist permission by Richard Hayes
Thanks to Alex for excellent FOH sound and soundboard patch

downloads:

16bit, 44.1 kHz FLAC files (318 MB)

these lossless files can be burned to CDR, if you are into that sort of thing

320 kbps mp3 files (124 MB)

highest quality lossy mp3 files possible 

 video of the band in Allston, MA a few weeks before this show: