Complex rhythms mix in world music fusion at Gnaoua Festival
13/06 16:37 CET
A Franco-Moroccan trio opened this year’s Gnaoua and world music festival in Essaouira. French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood took to the stage alongside Gnaoua Maâlem Hassan Boussou and ribab virtuoso Foulane Bouhssine. Famous for his desire to confront world…
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