Mdou Moctar - Ilana (The Creator) (2026 Repress) Format:LP but to the roots of

but to the roots of our influences and asking

resulting in nine perfect meditations on the loneliness and uncertainty of early adulthood

featuring a previously unpublished 1976 photo from the archive of Ghana’s most famous photographer

on Nonesuch Records

The expanded edition of Lost Themes not only celebrates a decade of John Carpenter’s standalone musical journey but also enriches the album’s legacy with new material that captures the spirit of its original sessions

Mdou Moctar - Ilana (The Creator) (2026 Repress) Format:LP but to the roots ofBlistering and hypnotic, Ilana (The Creator) (2019) marked the beginning of a new chapter for Mdou Moctar. It is the Nigerien guitar heros first album recorded with a live rock band and perfectly captures the heavy, psychedelic sound part Tuareg desert blues, part ZZ Top that the quartet had honed through endless touring and which would come to explosive fruition on Afrique Victime (2021) and Funeral For Justice (2024). Ilana was the first step and