Bob Piper : Rollin' and Tumblin'

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Blogging will be spasmodic over the next week.

We're off to Morocco for a week to the Gnaoua Music Festival in the small fishing town of Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. This year's festival promises to be the best ever with a host of African and International artists booked, including the world famous Malian kora player Toumani Diabate, N'goni player Bassekou Kouyate who made one of the best albums of last year, Segu Blue, and the Orchestre National de Barbes comprised of musicians from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

Also lined up is guitarist Justin Adams who has worked with Robert Plant and Tinariwen and, incredibly, Wayne Shorter who played with Art Blakey's band before being recruited by the legendary Miles Davis.

Essaouira is a really relaxing place without the festival, but when it is bulging at the seams, with bands and street musicians setting up everywhere, it's bursting with energy. It is also pretty cool too because of the breeze off the Atlantic. Daytime temperatures at the weekend are expected to be in the late 80s Fahrenheit (old money) which will be a relief from Marrakech where we are flying to where it is expected to reach 108 degrees on Thursday.

Posted by bobpiper on June 25, 2008, 7:00 AM | view comments (7) or add another

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newmania said:
June 25, 2008 8:51 AM | permalink

Blimey you never stop going on holiday. 8.30PM I finished work last night took work home and started again already.

How I enjoy the thought of all those hours spent paying for Public sector pensions , especially since Brown stole mine.

Grrr

Mrs K said:
June 25, 2008 10:45 AM | permalink

What no BC, DL or BH. Sing the old song for me when you get to Morroco.

Ernesto said:
June 25, 2008 1:15 PM | permalink

Bob and Mrs. Lamour - have a good 'un.

newmania, the hours you're putting in at the Sheltered Workshop are a disgrace. Consider joining a trade union......

Tory Troll said:
June 26, 2008 11:32 AM | permalink

Diabete is an amazing musician and Morocco doesn't look too shabby either. I am suitably jealous.

Mrs K said:
June 27, 2008 12:25 AM | permalink

Hey newmania

My wages were depressed by 6% to pay for my public sector pension - so don't think you paid for it all.

mike said:
June 27, 2008 10:12 AM | permalink

Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall cares more about chickens than poor people. I being a poor pensioner would like the celebrity chef to try and live on a poor persons income when cheap chickens are no longer available to us.The chickens would die happy and healthy but the poor would not, now that's not on is it ? I have not had a holiday for some time, are they nice ?

Danivon said:
June 27, 2008 10:31 AM | permalink

If you are still working at 8:30, and need to take some home with you, does that mean that you are not working very efficiently?

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