The Elyssa project is an initiative of the French Institute in Tunisia supported by the Fonds Equipe France. It provides an opportunity for artists based in Tunisia to express their creativity while benefiting from structured professional support.
is a Tunisian ud player, composer, musicologist, and poet. Holding a PhD in music and musicology from Paris IV-Sorbonne University, he teaches at the Higher Institutes of Music in Tunis and Sousse. He directed the Carthage Musical Days festival from 2015 to 2017, served as scientific coordinator of the CAMM (Center for Arab and Mediterranean Music) from 2017 to 2023, and was artistic director of the Hammamet International Festival in 2022 and 2023. A co-founder of the Tunisian Center for Musicological Publishing, he served on international juries and collaborates on diverse musical projects, blending jazz and world music.
