Mdou Moctar
Sunday April 30 at 12:35 p.m., Cultural Exchange Pavilion
Sunday April 30 at 4:10 p.m., Blues Stage

Mdou Moctar, the man, grew up in a rural Niger religious household dead set against his playing music, which led to him discreetly making his first guitar. Mdou Moctar, the band, features a hypnotic hybrid of churning core and his ripping on electric guitar. Mikey Coltun has the key roles of bass...