Tunisian artist Khalil Hentati (EPI) is a key figure of the electronic and contemporary reinterpretation of traditional and popular Arab and North African music. Alternating between electro-pop, jazz, club, and classical music, he has been exploring a range of different aesthetics for over a decade.

He initially trained in classical Arabic music and jazz, but is well-versed in traditional sound heritages from around the world thanks to his father’s role as a curator at the National Sound Archive in Tunisia (CMAM).

Khalil Hentati is based in France, where he composes the music of several films and contemporary dance shows and multiplies the collaborations with artists of hip-hop, trip-hop jazz and world music with remixes, albums and sometimes even on tour he is also a founding member of the duo DHAMMA.

Throughout his career, he has participated in numerous artistic projects, notably with N3rdistan, Imed Alibi, Aita mon amour and Deena Abdelwahed. Khalil has also produced Nuri, Ghoula, and Ammar 808 under the Franco-Tunisian label Shouka, which he manages. In 2023, he created his solo project, Aïchoucha (at FIT 2026).

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Aïchoucha
2026 Edition
29 – 30.09 | 02.10 – 11.10