Takaat & Heavenly Bodies (Fire Museum Presents)
Tue, Apr 14
|Calvary Community Center
Calvary Community Center | 4740 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143 | 8pm-10pm | $15-25 sliding scale |
Time & Location
Apr 14, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Calvary Community Center, 4740 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143, USA
About the event
TAKAAT (pronounced tuh-cot), meaning “noise” in the Tuareg language Tamashek, for this tour is the duo of Ahmoudou Madassane & Mikey Coltun (joined by a blown out drum machine). Also known as the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar. TAKAAT is sonic chaos, improvisation, freedom of exploration, and the punk styles of bands such as Fugazi and Unwound, all mixed together with the guitar music from the Sahel.
TAKAAT started during soundchecks while on the road with Mdou Moctar when they indulged their shared love for amps cranked to 11 and the sound of blown out speakers. Towards the end of 2023, they started writing music together, inspired by their shared experiences with the sounds and energy of Hausa bar bands, gritty soukous, and 2000s post-punk. The music of TAKAAT is intense, dark, and energetic. Deeply inspired by the DIY ethos of punk, they capture that thrill of the new…