{"id":123187,"date":"2024-08-05T07:29:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=gig_review&p=123187"},"modified":"2024-08-08T08:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:22:33","slug":"osheaga-day-3-hamza-from-belgium-to-montreal","status":"publish","type":"gig_review","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/gig_review\/osheaga-day-3-hamza-from-belgium-to-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Osheaga, Day 3 | Hamza, from Belgium to Montr\u00e9al"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cSaucegod, Saucegod, Saucegod!\u201d shouted the many festival-goers as Hamza arrived on stage. For several years, the Belgian rapper has had a wonderful relationship with Montrealers; another chapter in this beautiful story was written Sunday night at Osheaga.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last year, Hamza earned a special place in our top 100 albums with Sinc\u00e9rement<\/em> , a superb offering combining trap and R&B. It was with a string of tracks from this project that the Belgian began his set, starting with the excellent Cod\u00e9ine 19<\/em> . Although he started with his most recent material, he didn’t hesitate to dip into his classics such as Gasolina<\/em> and FADE UP<\/em> . There’s nothing wrong with the selection of tracks, a good mix highlighting the diversity of his discography.
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Where the shoe pinches is in what is offered on stage. What is played is mostly pre-recorded soundtracks to which Hamza adds his grain of salt, autotune of course at the rendezvous. Don’t get me wrong, the eternal lover<\/em> still offers a good show, but without artifice.
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Regardless, the style of performance offered by the rapper did nothing to dampen the crowd, who were jumping from start to finish. The 30-year-old artist’s honeyed flow<\/em> and catchy choruses are in a class of their own, here is another demonstration.
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Cr\u00e9dit photo: Benoit Rousseau<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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