Hassan Boussou is the worthy heir to his late father, Maâlem Hmida Boussou. For years he has taken his musical heritage to all corners of the world, either in his traditional group, Boussou Ganga, or with his France-based fusion group, Séwaryé. Maâlem Hassan Boussou is a veteran of the sharpest and most diverse collaborations, with the traditional repertoire that remains his principal source of inspiration, combined with Western sounds and rhythms. Hassan is the most faithful among the faithful, bringing the full generosity of his art to each edition of the Essaouira and World Music Festival. In 2016, he created a fusion with one of the American masters of free Jazz – Jamaaladeen Tacuma – during the 19th edition of the Festival. In March 2017, he received a standing ovation at the Gnaoua Festival Tour concert at the Bataclan in Paris: a 100% Festival fusion with Maâlem Mustapha Baqbou, Hindi Zahra, Mehdi Nassouli, Tony Allen, Karim Ziad, and Titi Robin. For this edition, audiences will meet him once again at the exceptional opening show alongside La Compagnie Dumanlé, Nino de Los Reyes, Sergio Martinez, and Ilê Aiyê.