Ayman Khoury, Consultant ICH

25 years of experience in documenting and digitally archiving cultural heritage.

Project Creator and Manager of the YouTube Chanel “Egypt Folk Music”. The

project is a comprehensive initiative dedicated to the preservation, documentation,

and widespread dissemination of Egypt's rich traditional music. With a focus on

safeguarding the cultural legacy embedded within these musical traditions, the

project aims to ensure their longevity for future generations while sharing their

beauty with a global audience.

 Created and captured the essence of Egyptian traditional music of the 19th century.

Inspired by the letters of Champollion during his 1828 expedition to Egypt. These

compositions served as a musical background for the Champollion Museum in

Isère, France.

 Directed the Egyptian “Tahtib” movie for the UNESCO “Significant List of

Intangible Cultural Heritage”.

 Monitored and produced Sudan Needs Assessment for the Digitization of the Folk

and Traditional Music Assessment and Planning Report for the Management and

Preservation of the Audio-Visual Archives of Traditional Sudanese music, stored in

the Folk and Traditional Music Archives at the University of Khartoum. Project

funded by the UNESCO.

 Writing and recording “Musiciens d’Égypte” Book and CD on the experience and

knowledge of traditional musicians, in cooperation with the French Institute of

Oriental Archeology (IFAO) (ongoing).

 Consultant with the MedLiHer project, on staff capacity-building for the

implementation of the “Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural

Heritage”, Euromed, UNESCO, Egypt.

 Produced the MedLiHer Project documentary film “Another Vision of

Mediterranean Living Heritage”, Based on ICH in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon

UNESCO.

AKY studio

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CULTURE

octobre 2019 - Aujourd'hui (5 ans)

Marseille, France

AKY studio

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PRESSE & MÉDIAS

mai 2012 - Aujourd'hui (12 ans et 5 mois)

Marseille, France