# Chismiten guitar solo > The guitar solo on Chismiten by Mdou Moctar (2021) starts at about 2:18. From the album Afrique Victime. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Mdou Moctar, 2021, from *Afrique Victime*. Solo by *Mdou Moctar*. A driving groove that lets Moctar's rapid, hammered-on lead lines run free. Chismiten is built on a driving, relentless groove, and Mdou Moctar uses it as a launch pad. His lead lines are fast and fluid, full of rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs that ripple over the rhythm like water over stones. He plays with a rock band's energy but keeps the melodic shapes and rhythmic feel of Tuareg guitar, so the result sounds both familiar and new. The track captures why Moctar has drawn so many rock listeners to desert blues. Listen for the long runs where his left hand does most of the work, the notes blurring into a single shimmering ribbon before he snaps back to the main riff. Chismiten by Mdou Moctar is featured in our Desert Blues (#4) list. The solo is played by Mdou Moctar and the song was released in 2021. ## In our lists - [Beyond the Canon](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beyond-the-canon/) — #31 - [The Greatest Desert Blues Guitar Songs](https://greatestsolos.com/list/desert-blues/) — #4 - [The Best Mdou Moctar Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mdou-moctar-guitar-solos/) — #2 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2021](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2021/) — #2 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Chismiten? Mdou Moctar played the solo on Mdou Moctar's Chismiten (2021). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)