Closing in grand style of the 19th edition

The Gnaoua Festival of Essaouira, World Music, kept all its promises. Closed on 15 May on the note of hope and peace of Ghiwani, Amazigh, and Gnaoua airs, this international event offered its followers strong, festive, and warm moments.The Gnaoua Festival of Essaouira, World Music, kept all its promises. Closed on 15 May on the note of hope and peace of Ghiwani, Amazigh, and Gnaoua airs, this international event offered its followers strong, festive, and warm moments. The closing concert was one of the most poignant and intense: a tribute to a master by the masters, a concert for Tayeb Sadikki by Mohamed Derham, Omar Sayed, Nabil Khaldi, and Maâlem Mustapha Baqbou where they covered the most beautiful pieces of a Ghiwani heritage, dear to the great playwright. The mixture of cultures and genres had its share of magic throughout the festival, like the jazz fusions of Jeff Balard Trio and…