Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba breathe new life into the world of contemporary art: based in Berlin, they design exhibitions and founded the magazine Contemporary And, a demanding print and digital publication whose aim is to “connect cultures”.

The music of Neo Muyanga is part of South African singing history, an artistic practice strongly characterised by the fight against apartheid. As an emeritus composer as well as a renowned theorist, Neo Muyanga claims to be an activist who goes beyond the confines of his works and concerts.

N'Goné Fall, the General Commissioner of the Africa2020 Season, wished to place this ambitious project under the banner of pan-Africanism and collective intelligence.

Founding member of the band Moriarty, the guitarist and composer Arthur B. Gillette has a taste for the open road and otherworldly landscapes. His melancholic universe, haunted by the legends of American music and literature, is music for daydreaming to.

Having worked with many prestigious orchestras, François-Xavier Roth conducts, with an inspiring virtuosity, baroque pieces and contemporary creations. A portrait of one of the most inventive conductors of his generation.

An activist who is first and foremost a singer, Emel Mathlouthi is committed to the fight for personal freedom, human rights and women's rights, which she expresses in her rock-tinged songs.

The extraordinary rise of the Franco-Israeli jazz pianist Yaron Herman has brought a breath of freshness and modernity to jazz without sacrificing the musicality of his compositions, which are meticulously executed with authentic virtuosity.

Les Kapsber'Girls: two singers and two instrumentalists, trained at the Lyon Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance and passionate about the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, which they perform in the hopes of updating it for modern tastes.

The enigmatic voice of Israeli singer Noa echoes around the world, spreading a call for peace between peoples. Portrait of a great lady.

Nabalüm is a young Burkinabe Afro-Soul singer-songwriter with a smooth, delicate and enchanting voice. Her song "M'yamê" has been very successful in many countries.

An unusual artist who refuses to follow rules, in just a few years Jacques has established himself as one of the major figures in the contemporary French music scene, thanks to his hypnotic electro and pop music.

With a repertoire in which jazz sits alongside classical music, the Ébène Quartet has earned its reputation by playing around the globe and participating in many unexpected and prestigious collaborations. Their 20th anniversary and the 250-year anniversary of the death of Beethoven mark a new period...

Since he set out in the 1990s, Albanian artist Anri Sala has continually explored the links between image and sound. Through installations with particularly immersive scriptwriting, the artist creates clever combinations of timeframes to stimulate our senses.

A music lover, Derek Debru transported underground culture from Europe to Uganda. He is best known as the co-founder of the Nyege Nyege festival.

Both a musician and a stage director, Séverine Chavrier places mixing the arts to explore human relations at the heart of her work.