Florence Quentin : Reciter A graduate of the University of Montpellier III-Paris IV Sorbonne, Egyptologist – journalist – writer and lecturer, Florence Quentin has taught history and the history of religions and was editor-in-chief for Le Monde des religions, then for the book review Ultreïa! – metaphysics, philosophy, anthropology. She also gives conferences. For the past 25 years, her main works have been on the religion of ancient Egypt and its heritage as well as on the influence that this wisdom can still exert on our time, on the place of women in ancient societies and the great founding myths. Main works : La Belle au sable dormant,(Studio Philippe Biermé) ; Fous d’Egypte (Bayard) ; Isis l’éternelle, biographie d’un mythe féminin (Albin Michel) ; Le Livre des Egyptes, direction d’un ouvrage collectif (Bouquins-Robert Laffont) ; Vivante Egypte, de Gizeh à Philae (DDB) – Prix Ecriture et spiritualités 2016 – ; Dans l’intimité de Toutankhamon, ce que révélent les objets de son trésor (First) ; Les grandes souveraines d’Egypte, Perrin, to be published in March 2021.

Gérard Kurkdjian : Reciter Passionate about the music and spiritualities of the world, musician, designer of works where mystical poetry and great musical traditions of the West and the East intertwine (Caravans of Moons-Firebird-Supreme Night-The Flowers of Evil), GérardKurkdjian is also a producer, author, lecturer, radio journalist and organizer of cultural conferences. Artistic Director of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music from its inception in 1994 to 2009, he is the current artistic advisor and also the artistic advisor of the Udaipur World Music Festival (Rajasthan – India). Since 2016, he has been a lecturer at Sésame, the Center for Spiritual Cultures, of the philosopher Abdennour Bidar. He is the author of the Grand Livre des Musiques Sacrées du Monde (Albin Michel – 2016), the first book to bring together in a single volume all the traditions of sacred music and Musical Meditation – how to meditate with the most beautiful music in the world (Dervy – Médicis 2019).

Eric Sempé: Acoustic Guitar – Sitar Guitar First prize winner of the Nice Conservatory, holder of the State diploma of jazz teacher, Eric Sempé participates in 1988 in the foundation of the jazz group Synopsis, with which he appears in many international festivals. Guitarist, composer and arranger of great talent, eclectic and open musician, also attracted by world music (India – Pakistan – Morocco), Eric Sempé has performed alongside jazz musicians of international stature, such as John McLaughlin, Didier Lockwood, Liz Mc Comb, André Ceccarelli, Louis Winsberg, Dominique Di Piazza, Hadrien Feraud, Felix Sabal Lecco…..

Iyad Haimour : Qanoun – Oud – Ney flute Born in Damascus, Syria, into a family of dervish-tourneurs, Iyad Haimour discovered the soul of music through learning the lute in the tradition of the art of maqam, the modes of learned music of the Arab world. His passion for traditional instruments led him to learn the qânoun (Arab zither), the ney reed flute and the oud, the emblematic lute of the Middle East. Settled in France for 27 years, Iyad Haimour is a multi-instrumentalist and a state-qualified teacher of traditional music. He divides his time between concerts and musical encounters with musicians and orchestras from various backgrounds and his teaching activity.