Essaouira 2012 - Maalem Omar Hyat with crowd - N-2

One of the best rocking gnaoui around and a true showman, this 24 minute track shows Maalem Omar Hyat at his best. Recorded on Sunday night, at the closing concert of the Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival 2012. In past years I've seen Omar Hyat do fusion really well, with a lot of different musicians, but here, he's just backed by his acrobatic troup of dancers, singers, drummers, and of course, flag carriers. His woman singer with the haunting chant is missing this year, unfortunately. This number shows you what an Essaouira concert is all about: wonderful music, great dancing, excellent dialogue between the artists and the audience, sometimes ecstatic dancing in the crowd, call and response, rising pace, and a multi-racial crowd of all ages having a great time without the benefit of alcohol and no obvious signs of drug-taking.
I took the opportunity of the light during this early set, to film the crowd, so, if you were there, take a good look - maybe I captured your moment of rapture,
Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

[@finnow3978]

صاحا المعلم الفنيدة

[@ayoublhorb348]

Saha🤗💣

[@SoufianeAzzi]

You did a good job, thanks

[@DaftNotStupid]

Thanks for watching!

[@paolinavr]

next year I will be there!!! I

[@DaftNotStupid]

I'm always reminded of Little Richard when I see Omar Hyat - they are/were both such great showmen. Now, talking of Jimi Hendrix, I think about Jbara - he plays a mean guitar.

[@sawsanmougadour8820]

Malam machalah 3lih saha

[@cherifelabdellaoui189]

saha jimmy hendricks maroc : Maàlem Omar Hayat

[@koyo2013]

saha maakem omar hyat dima essaouira

[@elmokhtarroost]

saha maalem omar

[@ayoubkarouaoui1469]

top wllah

[@youssefyoussef2196]

❤❤❤❤❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦❤❤❤❤

[@molpgop6721]

gnaoua

[@elcoprino]

19:34 found myself in the crowd :)
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