Carhaix-Plouguer (France) (AFP)

Booba's muscular punchlines, Vald's provocative rap and Jamel's devastating humor, dubbed "Debbouzec" for the occasion: the first day of the Vieilles Charrues was dressed in rather urban clothes in Carhaix, in the heart of the Breton countryside.

For its 28th edition started under the sun, and not in the rain announced, "the festival did not show complete" this Thursday, told AFP director Jérôme Tréhorel early afternoon. And this, for the first time in four years.

"About 55,000 people (including 40,000 payers) are present, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we are sold out" (70,000 per night including 55,000 pay), he said.

Even if the appointment Breton, placed this year under the sign of Carnival, will not reissue his record of 280,000 festivalgoers gathered last year, the good mood was in the wake of Jamel Debbouze.

Already "hot" in a press conference, before the show he then gave on the big stage Glenmor, the comedian, delighted to be there, spoke about his first visit to Carhaix in 2006.

"I'll remember it all my life I did not know at first, I was sure to play in a barn and it would not be + ouf + I arrived and there, 50,000 people in front of me. I had an amazing time and I even gave that day my real last name: Debbouzec! "

"Here it's unique, you do not live that when you're a comedian, there's no other scene like that ... To be ready, you need a diet, rest and lots of drugs. I'm on a molecule, otherwise I could not get on this stage, but I know how I'm going to start: I'm going to say + Kenavo + and then I'm off! ", he added hilariously.

Promise held at his entrance on the scene half an hour later, before offering a bath of crowds and being carried at arm's length by the spectators. "I do like rockstars!", He shouted before delivering 50 minutes of unequal gates and improvisations, during which he sometimes lost an audience of all ages.

- Rap, unifying force -

Waving a Breton flag, saluting "Erwan, Soizic and ... Gluten", bringing young people on stage to offer them the "kif" of a few seconds of glory, also mocking Emmanuel Macron "born the same year as Faudel ", Jamel finally won, in front of a crowd more and more dense and especially much younger.

Because then, it is Booba, shirtless under his red shirt, bottle of whiskey in his hand, who took over with his autotuned rap and testosterone.

In Brittany, as elsewhere, the one who trustees the charts of France for several years delighted his many fans, with his hits "OKLM", "Scarface" and even signed a title to "yellow vests".

Before him, another rapper, Vald, had already put a warm atmosphere in front of the big stage with his tracks "Hello", "Eurotrap" or "Déaccordé", known by heart by this same public, finally quite spoiled by the programming of this inaugural day, which also included Columbine.

With artists such as Moha La Squale, Caballero & Jeanjass, Lomepal and Gringe scheduled for the next three days, rap demonstrates its unifying strength.

No surprise for Jamel Debbouze, questioned on the issue by the press. "Jay-z is a billionaire and it's thanks to his rhymes, among others, that you do not have to neglect rap, if you want to understand youth, what's happening on the street, listen to rap. our policies should do, "he suggested.

A message that at least heard the Minister of Culture Franck Riester, passing through Carhaix, where he has exchanged with some of the 7150 volunteers, before going to listen to the funk tubes of Nile Rodgers and Chic, as "Good Times", "The Freak" or the cover of "Let's Dance" by David Bowie.

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