# Mdou Moctar

> Mahamadou Souleymane, known professionally as Mdou Moctar, is a Nigerien guitarist, singer and songwriter who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music. His music first gained attention through a trading network of mobile phones and memory cards in West Africa. He sings in the Tamasheq language. Moctar's fourth album, Ilana: The Creator, released in 2019, was the first to feature a full band. He plays guitar in the takamba and assouf styles. He also appeared in the 2015 film Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai.

*Nigerien musician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mdou-moctar

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1985
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/mdoumoctarofficial (@mdoumoctarofficial)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7318018/ (@nm7318018)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/48dgx7iGqLQ3E5KO3pzd94 (@48dgx7iGqLQ3E5KO3pzd94)
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.mdoumoctar.com/

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16732408)
- [Mdou Moctar](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1456161)

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