The rhythms of the Stambeli are compatible with club music. Episode three follows Amine Metani, musician and founder of the Lyon-based electronic label Shouka, while he goes to Tunis in the footsteps of the guardians of Stambeli. A musical, spiritual and identitarian quest leads him to meet Riadh Ezzawech or Belhassen Mihoub, heirs of the tradition, as well as to the avant-garde music festival Sailing Stones, where he performs armed with his amplified guembri, summoning the ghosts of the Stambeli in an electronic haze.
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Stambeli, the spirits' last dance (3x10min, France/Tunisia 2022)
A film by Augustin Le Gall & Théophile Pillault
An original idea by Augustin Le Gall
Produced by PAM I Pan African Music & APA : Artistes Producteurs associés
With the support of CNC Talent
© PAM & APA 2022