Cornouaille in tune with raï
The festival de Cornouaille has officially finished but the day is not yet
over. For those who can not face leaving the festival, Quimper has made
plans for a final bouquet with the scent of the Orient : Khaled, the
ambassador for both raï and world music has come to treat the last handful
of festivalgoers. A large handful all the same, almost 3,500 are here for
the last concert. After the show, the evening is prolonged in true fashion
of the Arabic hospitality: in a large marquee next to the stage, the
cultural Association for Quimper`s muslims offer mint tea and oriental
pastries to mark the algerian artist`s visit to the town. When all is done
and finished in the capital of Cornouaille, it`s the tradition ..... to go
to sleep!
