black midi x Mdou Moctar: Chismiten

Tune in tomorrow at 1pm eastern time to watch black midi’s Morgan Simpson and Mdou Moctar’s Souleymane Ibrahim perform “Chismiten,“ from Mdou Moctar’s latest album ’Afrique Victime. Watch the mini documentary between Morgan and Souleymane ahead of the premiere here: black midi’s Morgan Simpson and Mdou Moctar’s Souleymane Ibrahim connected for the first time in Chicago at Electrical Audio on the heels of a recent North American tour. After some set-up and impromptu free-styling, Simpson and Ibrahim drummed to songs together from their respective latest albums: “Sugar/Tzu” from black midi’s Hellfire and “Chismiten” from Mdou Moctar’s Afrique Victime. Director/Executive Producer: Asmarina Zerabruk Editor: Tiff Pritchett Director of Photography: Rudy Rubio Camera Operators: Lucinda Harstrick and Michael Weldon Recording Engineer: Matthew Barnhartt Filmed and recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago on September 5th, 2022 #blackmidi #mdoumoctar