Ibrahim Maalouf
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Biography
A French trumpeter of Lebanese descent born in Beirut on November 5, 1980, Ibrahim Maalouf won numerous conservatory awards before becoming the regular accompanist for -M- (Matthieu Chedid), Arthur H, Amadou and Mariam, Vincent Delerm, and Lhasa. His jazz-funk-infused albumsâDiasporas in 2007, Diachronism in 2009, and Diagnostic in 2011âdelight fans of eclectic jazz. The following album, Wind, released in 2012, serves as the musical score for René Clairâs silent film La proie du vent. His fifth album, Illusions, released the following year, is rooted in jazz fusion. In search of new projects, he then teamed up with rapper Oxmo Puccino to compose the music for the show Au Pays d'Alice, inspired by Lewis Carrollâs tale. In 2015, two albums were released simultaneously: Red & Black Light features original compositions alongside a cover of a Beyoncé song, while Kalthoum is a tribute to the Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum. Both are dedicated to femininity. Two soundtracks, for the films La Vache (2015) and Dans les forêts de Sibérie (2016), preceded the release of Dalida by Ibrahim Maalouf (2017), a project centered on the singerâs songs featuring, among others, Alain Souchon, Melody Gardot, Thomas Dutronc, Mika, Rokia Traoré, and Arno. The following year saw the release of his most ambitious work, Levantine Symphony No. 1, for trumpet, orchestra, and choir, followed in 2020 by a collaborative reinterpretation of his repertoire, 40 Mélodies, featuring, among others, duets with Sting, M, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Batiste, Alfredo Rodriguez, Trilok Gurtu, the Kronos Quartet, and Jowee Omicil. The musicianâa rare example of a jazz artist popular with the general publicâdraws inspiration from a wide variety of collaborations for his projects, which vary greatly in style from one album to the next. Thus, Capacity to Love (2022) brings together Gregory Porter, Kevin Mercer of De La Soul, and Sharon Stone as an unexpected guest for a fusion of funk, rap, and electronic music, while Trumpets of Michel-Ange (2024) pays tribute to his father, a trumpeter who gave him his unique quarter-tone instrumentâa replica of which the son designed for the recording, featuring -M-, Trombone Shorty, Toumani Diabaté, and Iranian singer Golshifteh Farahani. A second volume, Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2, was released in 2026, featuring Trombone Shorty, Anthony Evans, Jon Batiste, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Nai Bargouthi, Hamilton de Holanda, Las Migas, Richard Galliano, and Rasika Shekar.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- Naga
- Hyu Man
- Intro
- Retour vers Paris
- Intro (Winners of 2007-2009 Tour)
- Jusqu'ici tout va bien, Pt. 1
- Le Nouveau Biz
- Au suivant, Pt. 1
- Jusqu'ici tout va bien, Pt. 2
- Entrepôt
- Nouveau départ
- Gangster
- Hors jeu
- Reste cool
- Gebrayel by Arturo Sandoval
- Ensemble
- Jusqu'ici tout va bien, Pt. 3
- M'man by Ibrahim Maalouf
- Na Na Na
- Au suivant, Pt. 2
- Harlem by Marcus Miller
- Make Ce
- S3NS
- Happy Face
