American guitarist, singer and producer Josh Smith brings virtuosic blues guitar and gritty vocals, his style steeped in contemporary and classic blues. Acclaimed by Guitar World among the top twenty living blues guitarists, he blends roaring solos with soulful phrasing. Sharing the bill, Amaury Faivre offers an intimate blues‑folk one‑man show, combining guitar, voice, harmonica, loops and stompbox. Together they create a night of raw energy and tender moments, alternating electric fire and acoustic intimacy.

Led by musical director Horacio Salinas, Inti-Illimani Histórico revisits a five-decade legacy of Latin American song with layered melodies and precise ensemble interplay. Joined by José Seves and Horacio Durán, the group blends folk traditions, instrumental virtuosity and poetic arrangement, moving between intimate refrains and sweeping, communal choruses. The music evokes memory and collective dreams, built from acoustic textures and resilient rhythms that travel across cultures, creating an immersive, reflective soundworld.

Multi-instrumentalist and singer Âpe Chimba crafts immersive concerts that open spaces of perception, connection and inner movement. He blends shamanic chants, indigenous folk melodies and hypnotic rhythms with a refined contemporary sound, weaving traditional chants, Spanish-language songs and ancient instruments with singular frequencies into a rich sonic tapestry. Performances unfold like living journeys—alternating silence and pulsation, intimate introspection and collective presence—where texture, rhythm and resonance invite deep listening and bodily response, creating a meditative, trance-tinged atmosphere.

Yasmine Hamdan performs a set that folds pan-Arab traditions into contemporary electro-pop, where her intimate, smoky voice drifts between poetic lyricism and rhythmic propulsion. A singer-songwriter and producer who emerged with Beirut’s pioneering duo Soapkills and later collaborated with Mirwais, she blends soul, guitar-driven motifs and electronic textures. Her work with filmmakers like Elia Suleiman and Jim Jarmusch underscores its cinematic quality. The evening promises a meditative yet urgent soundscape that navigates memory, longing and tenderness.

Now in its eleventh edition, Fête de l’Olivier stages dialogues between Arab and Mediterranean musical traditions and contemporary creation. The program gathers voices and instrumentalists such as Yasmine Hamdan, Trio Joubran and Retsina Cola, weaving intimate and powerful moments. Artists alternate between rooted repertoires and experimental approaches, inviting attentive listening and emotional resonance. The festival highlights improvisation, lyrical storytelling and cross-cultural collaboration.

Trio Joubran, formed by brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran, presents Twenty Springs: a two-decade survey of their oeuvre for oud. Joined by a string quartet (Valentin Mussou, cello; Anne Gouverneur and Sylvain Favre, violins; Anne Berry, viola) and percussionists Habib Meftah and Ersoj Kazimov, the ensemble expands the trio’s intimate sound into a rich, resonant tapestry. Arrangements alternate fragile solo interludes and sweeping, rhythmic passages, where luminous strings and precise percussion amplify the oud’s plaintive melodies, creating a meditative, emotionally charged journey.