WOMAD Abu Dhabi took place as planned this weekend. Having megastars perform for free within walking distance of my home, on the beach, was awesome - and the feeling of seeing longtime favourites such as Souad Massi, the musical heirs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Khaled and Mohammed Mounir was a real experience.
Souad Massi was down to earth and intensely musical with her acoustic guitar. Khaled played for an hour almost before starting a hitparade when the concert was already formally to end - bringing a bhrangra Sikh drummer on stage to start up Abdel-Qader and then playing for 45 more minutes with all old favourites - finishing with Aicha which the audience sung for him. Mohammed Mounir was as dynamic and funky too, with an audience singing and dancing from the first notes.
All in all - it was awesome!
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