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‘ILĀJ

SOUFFLE x Ensemble Mazaher x guests

  • Events, Paris
  • Thu 26 Mar → Sat 28 Mar 2026
Souffle Collectif    2025
‘ILĀJ SOUFFLE x Ensemble Mazaher x guests © Ahmed El Maghraby

Location

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain

2, place du Palais-Royal

75001 Paris

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SOUFFLE collectif imagines ‘ILĀJ (healing), a unique creation born from the meeting between the Egyptian ensemble Mazaher, bearers of the Zâr tradition, and artists working around the Gnawa heritage of Morocco.

In dialogue with musical improvisation and contemporary performance, 'ILĀJ' intersects two traditions of trance and healing stemming from the routes of slavery and exile. Conceived from contemporary sound research and discussions led by Julien Colardelle, this creation activates a circular and nomadic scenography, installed in the exhibition spaces.

ILĀJ is a celebration of the relationships, identities, and resistance that music continues to carry and transmit.

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SOUFFLE collectif, a production and creation platform founded by Julien Colardelle, drives projects where music and in situ performances intertwine.

Portrait de Julien Colardelle   Souffle Collectif   2025

Julien Colardelle is an artistic director, producer and stage director.

Julien Colardelle is an artistic director, producer and stage director.

The Cairo-based Mazaher Ensemble is one of the last groups to keep alive the tradition of zâr in Egypt, a community healing ritual through music and dance, performed primarily by women.

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‘ILĀJ SOUFFLE x Ensemble Mazaher x guests © Andrea Costa Dos Santos

Credits

Om Sameh: vocals, mazhar (drum)
Om Hassan: vocals, tabla (darbuka), doholla (bass darbuka)
Sabah: vocals, mazhar, sagat (finger cymbals)
Shadya: vocals, mazhar
Raafat: vocals, tamboura
Araby: vocals, mazhar, mangur
Julien Colardelle: artistic direction, scenography
Commission and support: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
With the support of the Institut Français

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