tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700242472578777196.post8772547859617282100..comments2023-10-25T10:27:49.839+01:00Comments on The Art of the Drum: FES FESTIVAL OF WORLD SACRED MUSICJesse B-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02597375354093696062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700242472578777196.post-42360195931338002112008-06-18T14:36:00.000+01:002008-06-18T14:36:00.000+01:00Yup, yup, I hear what you are saying, too. I'm gla...Yup, yup, I hear what you are saying, too. I'm glad to know that I am not alone in this analysis...Jesse B-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597375354093696062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700242472578777196.post-67766147716811121682008-06-18T14:23:00.000+01:002008-06-18T14:23:00.000+01:00I completely get what you're saying. I attended t...I completely get what you're saying. I attended the festival in 2004, then lived in Morocco during it for '06 and '07 and didn't bother. Not because I don't love the music - I've been fortunate enough to attend relatively authentic gnawa, Hamadcha, and other events. And even though these are often populated by foreigners, it's quite different from the experience at the festival...many of the festival-goers are there to see and be seen (as opposed to smaller events, which are intimate and by invitation, typically). The influx of Australians and Brits to Fez is, to me, not necessarily a good thing - granted, many of them, some friends of mine, have taken to restoring old homes that might otherwise go to ruin, and living a rather Moroccan lifestyle - I appreciate that. But far too many go in with a sense of ownership over the medina, and that just breaks my heart.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792137126898623243noreply@blogger.com