Trivia / Mdou Moctar

• Colbert Bump: He fist saw popularity outside of Africa after his music appeared on the compilation album Music from Saharan Cellphones: Volume 1.
• Genre Popularizer: Moctar popularized the genre of desert blues and spread Tuareg music to an international audience.
• Real Life Writes the Plot: The 2023 military coup in Niger kept Moctar and his band stranded from their home country and inspired the direction of Funeral For Justice.