(arte) L'île Aux Filles de Joie (2013)

Les Filles are all from Illighadad, a secluded commune in central Niger, far off in the scrubland deserts at the edge of the Sahara. The village is only accessible via a grueling drive through the open desert and there is little infrastructure, no electricity or running water. But what the nomadic zone lacks in material wealth it makes up for deep and strong identity and tradition. The surrounding countryside support hundreds of pastoral families, living with and among their herds, as their families have done for centuries.

"Mon plus beau Noël" has been recorded with the prestigious Prague Symphonic Ensemble and the children's choir of the Maîtrise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle. It features timeless French Christmas melodies – such as “Douce Nuit”, “Les Anges dans nos Campagnes”, and “Mon Beau Sapin” – rearranged and re-orchestrated in exceptional symphonic versions. The composers and arrangers Martin Batchelar, Samuel Pegg, Jérôme Kuhn, and Nathan Stornetta have given these marvellous works new depth and emotion.

Ecrivain voyageur, P. Rumiz est parti à la rencontre des disciples de saint Benoît de Nursie, le saint patron de l'Europe, de l'Atlantique aux rives du Danube. A travers leur spiritualité, il s'interroge sur la reconstruction du continent, sur ce qu'il reste d'authenticité dans un monde matérialiste ou encore sur la possibilité de se rétablir en évitant les guerres et les catastrophes. …