Essaouira vibrates to Ghiwano-Gnaoua rhythms

On the Moulay El Hassan stage, Gnaoua art rhymed with Ghiwani movement. And for good reason, the honour went to the one who succeeded in this impressive fusion between two currents as spiritual as they are committed, namely Abderrahmane Kirouche, alias Paco, who bowed out on 14 October 2012, at the age of 64. To pay tribute to the one who imprinted the Gnaoua soul onto Ghiwani song when he joined the legendary group Nass El Ghiwane in the 70s, there is nothing better than the Paco Ghiwane group, founded by the deceased ten years ago, accompanied by Moulay Tahar, a former member of Jil Jilala. They were accompanied by players of the alphorn, an imposing wind instrument used especially in Switzerland. It was enough then for the instruments to resonate to the Ghiwano-Gnaoua rhythms for the spirit of the 70s, which were the years of all follies, all extravagances, but above all of all commi…