Four bands for the second pop-rock edition of Omaha Festiv

On Friday, August 12, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight, the second edition of Omaha Festiv offered four groups in Vierville. Born in 2010 for the fifth anniversary of the Omaha Beach tourist office, the festival wanted to become a unifying summer event, representative of the territory and open to all.

Red Rooster, a Bayeusan formation, was to open the evening as a musical springboard. Fenouil et les Fines Herbes, from Le Havre, offered French songs mixing waltz, ska, folk, blues and reggae. His press kit claimed themes taken from mood, the garden, daily life, love, the bistro or politics, in a raging atmosphere.

Skanka, who has already worked alongside Rude Boy System, Mouss and Hakim or Têtes Raides, mixed committed or dreamlike texts with festive music. His mentioned influences ranged from the Mano Negra to the Ruda Salska, the Phaze and the Black Béruriers. Electric guitars, trombone, trumpet and saxophone carried the energy of its eight musicians, attached to sharing with the public.

The Anglo-Norman headliner The Lanskies arrived with new titles after the Vieilles Charrues, Beauregard and the Transmusicales. The rue du Hamel-aux-Prêtres site opened at 6:30 p.m., with free parking and catering. Admission cost six euros, five in pre-sale at the office or at Leclerc, and was free for children under ten years old.

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