Edito The program   ©Benoit Thiebergien " Azalai " Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia CREATION A Trans-Saharan musical meeting Saturday December 1st, 2007 l 19h30 MC2 : Grenoble – Auditorium Duration : 1h30 - Tarifs : from 9 to 20 € Formulate the 2 concerts of December 1st : from 12 to 26 € Mamar Kassey (Niger): Yacouba Moumouni, voice, flutes peuls; Seyni Halidou, molo, komsa; Adamou Daouda, karangou; Boubacar Soulemane, water-bottle; Ballake Sissoko, will kora (Mali) / Driss El Maloumi, song and oud (Morocco) / Adel Shams El Din, darbouka, riq (Egypt) / Smadj, oud - electronic (France/Tunisia) Like the long caravans that criss-crossed the desert for centuries, “Azalai” is an imaginary trans-Saharan musical journey, at the frontiers of the Arab and African worlds. “Azalai” brings together musicians from North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa for a work that blends tradition, invention and electronics. Order and coproduction : Fondation Azalai (Niamey) / 38e Rugissants, with the assistance of l’OIF, of Centre Culturel Franco-Nigérien Jean Rouch. In partnership with la Maison de la Musique de Nanterre, Bonlieu, scène nationale d’Annecy and MC2 : Grenoble. With the support of SACEM