Prof. Dr. Tom Güldemann (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin & Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology): co-applicant

Florian Lionnet, M.A. (University of California, Berkeley): co-applicant, head of research team, linguistic research

Prof. Dr. Sandrine Loncke (University Paris 8 Saint-Denis & CNRS-CREM, Paris): ethnomusicological research

Dr. Remadji Hoinathy (Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie et Sciences Humaines, N’Djaména): anthropological research