Welcome in our project: 2001 music odyssey

We are four young students; travelling together, studying world music, and documenting everything, to bring the results back to you. From the 15th of October 2001 we will be travelling through West Africa, South America and South-East Asia for approximately a year. In each of these continents we will track down the sounds, festivals and celebrations of the traditional cultures.
You can follow our journey through:

This website - watch videos, listen to music and read our travel newspaper.
Television on Internet - www.alatele.com
TV and radio : please check : rendez-vous

Please note: The entire site is not in English; these following instructions are to help you navigate through the French version.
In English, you have access to:
- The 'audiotheque', which contains articles, video footage, music in MP3 format and photos of the tour.
- A short presentation of the project '2001, music odyssey'
- 'Contact us', a presentation of the team and how to get in contact with us.

The 'audiotheque' contains articles, video footage, music in MP3 format and photos of the tour.


1) Why world music?
The main objective is to study and learn about cultures through their music. In all societies, music is used to communicate and share emotion. We hope to gain further insight into the tribes we study through their music, which can be seen as the heart of many cultures.
2) How to navigate through the 'audiotheque':
You can search for world music articles either through the type of music (voice, percussion, samba, contemporary etc.) or a geographical region (Morocco, Brazil, West Africa, Korea, etc.). After entering your chosen area, a list of appropriate articles will be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen. Not all the 'audioteque' articles are in English, for access to music, photos or video footage, just click on the appropriate icon.

2001, Music Odyssey: presentation of the team

Not only talented and handsome, this young group of friends also have a bit of experience under their belt…

Cedric and Julien: manager and supervisors of the voyage.

Cedric the engineer (24)

- Industrial-design engineer/instructor, - a wide traveller who has journeyed to each of the five continents, - Languages: English and Portuguese fluently, and a Spanish and German scholar - Sports: rock climbing, capueira and soccer. Link to my CV

Julien the manager (25)

- Accountant and in charge of press relations - Has experience in world music (Moroccan Saharaoui and Aboriginal Australian) - Languages: English fluently - Music: singer and didgeridoo player - Sports: diving and soccer. Link to my CV


Thibault and Nicolas : cameraman and sound technician

Thibault the cameraman (21)

- Digital film production (Paris 1 university) - Assistant reporter " zone interdite ", M6 - Has experience in world music (Moroccan Saharaoui and Aboriginal Australian) - - Music: percussionist - Languages: English fluently - Sports: rugby. Link to my CV

Nicolas sound technician (21)

- Digital film production (Paris 1 university) - Amateur Photographer - Languages: English and Spanish fluently - Music: percussionist - Sports: rugby, cycling. Link to my CV