Calm Before the Storm
![Mdou Moctar at Warsaw Jun. 26th 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SIL_1965.jpg?w=300)
Drummer Souleymane Ibrahim practices on a drum pad while hanging backstage with Moctar before the gig. Moctar secured his own fresh trim earlier in the day after stopping at a neighborhood barbershop further out in Brooklyn (a visit lovingly documented on Instagram by one of the barbers).