On October 8, MansA will host composer, multi-instrumentalist, and video artist Khalil Epi as part of “Bande Sonore,” a series of group listening sessions dedicated to Afro-diasporic music. During this event, the artist will present *Tuqus*, his new hybrid work, and discuss the musical, documentary, and visual research that informed this project, which explores musical and gestural traditions associated with trance across various regions of the Mediterranean basin.
Tuqus is an immersive concert film that explores the musical practices and trance rituals of the Mediterranean region. The project combines live electronic music with footage shot from Greece to Palestine, from Egypt to Morocco, and from Italy to Tunisia, in a work that connects gestures, bodies, landscapes, and musical practices.
Through this work, Khalil Epi explores how musical traditions can be revisited and reinterpreted in a contemporary context, without severing the musical, cultural, and ritual dimensions to which they are linked.
TUQUS — DATES AND LOCATIONS
October 10, 2026 — La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel
Created as part of the Saison Méditerranée following a residency at La Ferme du Buisson, *Tuqus* will premiere on October 10, 2026, in Noisiel. This immersive film-concert blends live electronic music, projections, and video mapping, creating a dialogue between trance practices, digital creation, and documentary storytelling.
More information on the Ferme du Buisson website
October 16, 2026 — La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris
The project will then be presented at La Gaîté Lyrique in an immersive performance combining electronic music, digital art, and documentary filmmaking.
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and video artist Khalil Hentati ( known as“Epi”) reinvents traditional and popular music through an electronic approach that blends improvisation, club music, and classical music. A member of the duos Aïta Mon Amour (with Widad Mjama) and Frigya (with Imed Alibi), he is also the creator of Aïchoucha, which blends live music and documentary film—an immersive work acclaimed for its innovative approach to memory and North African sounds.
