Moment précieux : Walid Ben Selim & Raül Refree

In human memory lies a land without a map, a land woven of ancient words and music. To summon them is to cross an inner land. To go there, where the melodies of Hafez and the poems of Gibran mingle with the songs of Adib Dayekh and Ummayma Khalil; where the mystical words of Hallaj still resonate, carried by the breath of centuries to a vibrant, uncluttered voice and the discreet notes of a piano. The voice resonates to whisper to those who have gone before us, and to offer future generations a memory (Dhikra, in Arabic) to return to. The piano accompanies, sculpting the silence, opening up paths, as if each note were trying to touch the buried memory of those who listen…