<strong>Old pro Mohammed Mounir keeps his band on their toes.</strong> When you have been performing for more than four decades, you know exactly what you want on stage. This is what Mohammed Mounir demonstrated in his free public sound-check on Sunday at Morocco’s Mawazine Festival. Mohammed Mounir sound checks for the 2013 Mawazine Festival Strolling on stage at 5pm in flip-flops and tracksuit – where his band were already rehearsing for an hour – the Egyptian legend went through his vocal paces and chastised the piano player’s sloppy performance. Mounir then grabbed a fistful of dates before returning to his hotel to rest. His stern words had the desired effect as the band were tight and funky as Mounir busted out the classics <em>Habba Habba,</em> <em>Ya Hobbenna Ya Kabeer</em> and the Nubian folk song <em>Waneney</em>. <em>Stay tuned to Scene and Heard for all the festival action from Mawazine</em>.
