Ahead of the tour to support this year's Funeral For Justice album, Nigerien desert rocker Mdou Moctar has released 45 minutes of live film shot in the historic centre of Agadez, a city on the southern edge of the Sahara desert in Niger. It's wonderful, with the stirring music augmented by men on camels, dancers and swordsmen.
The city centre dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries and was declared a World Heritage Site in 2013. The site contains numerous earthen dwellings including a 27-metre-high minaret made entirely of mud brick – the highest such structure in the world – and Sultan's Palace, built in the first half of the 15th century. The footage was shot during a trip to the city last winter.
