Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch (Milan, 1973) is a composer and sound artist. His interests in music range from pure electronics to compositions for theater and dance to soundtracks and interactive installations. Electroacoustic composition is at the heart of his projects. In his solo performances – as well as in improvisations and collaborations with other artists – his interest is always focused on the idea of establishing new connections between the three central elements of his vision of art: sound, gesture and space. He has received commissions and artistic residencies from institutions such as the Centre Pompidou, the Venice Biennale and the Ballet national de Marseille. He has performed all over the world, from Japan to the United States. A graduate in architecture and composition, he currently lives and works in Paris. He is an associate artist at Ircam – Centre Pompidou.

Ballaké Sissoko (Malin, 1968) is the son of Djelimady Sissoko, a great kora master from the Gambia and co-founder and director of the Ensemble instrumental national du Mali. After training in the family, he joined the Ensemble at the age of 13, perfecting his skills with his father's teachers and colleagues. After a stint alongside Kandia Kouyaté – among Mali's most iconic singer-guitarists – Ballaké Sissoko (thanks to his innovative way of playing the kora) quickly became the most in-demand instrumentalist of his generation, achieving international success with the album Deli (2000), which marked the beginning of his solo career.