I was really looking forward to Hassan Hakmoun. The sextet took the stage, and after some last minute tuning, they opened the floodgates of the musical energy of Gnawa. This band, led by the venerable Sufi with his sintir invoked wondrous trance like rhythms and melodies that laughed, shouted in ecstasy, and cried out to the Beloved. There is nothing in the world to compare with Moroccan music. Hakmoun and the group masterfully ride the waves of their powerful music with a set that was joyful and ecstatic.