black midi x Mdou Moctar: Morgan and Souleymane at Electrical Audio
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