I Sing the Desert Electric(2013)

Name: I Sing the Desert Electric
Director: Christopher Kirkley
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-01-01
Duration: 18 min
Cast: Mdou Moctar

Mdou Moctar

"I Sing the Desert Electric" is a collection of video shorts taken in four locations and representing four distinct and highly regional music scenes. From fuzzy electric guitars of Mauritania to raucous electro street parties of Bamako, the short survey is a window into contemporary performance in the Western Sahel.