First Noel Ibrahim Maalouf

• 1 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 03:13
• 2 Mon beau sapin 03:16
• 3 Holly Jolly Christmas 03:03
• 4 Il est né le divin enfant 03:12
• 5 O Holy Night 02:40
• 6 Petit Papa Noël 02:29
• 7 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 02:46
• 8 The First Noel 02:30
• 9 Ave Maria (Charles Gounod) 02:56
• 10 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 02:20
• 11 Winter Wonderland 01:41
• 12 Silent Night 01:40
• 13 Jingle Bells 02:16
• 14 It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas 02:32
• 15 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 01:18
• 16 I'll Be Home for Christmas 02:52
• 17 White Christmas 02:06
• 18 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) 02:44
• 19 All I Want for Christmas Is You 02:25
• 20 What a Wonderful World 03:03
• 21 Light a Candle in the Chapel 03:37
• 22 Adeste Fideles 01:47
• 23 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 03:01
• 24 We Wish You a Merry Christmas 02:00
• 25 Shubho Lhaw Qolo 02:28
• 26 Noel for Nael 02:33
• 27 Christmas 2009 02:26
• 28 The Last Christmas Eve 04:31
• Total Runtime 01:13:25

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"FIRST NOEL" ist ein Weihnachtsalbum mit 25 der größten Klassiker sowie drei exklusiven neuen Stücken, die Ibrahim speziell für das erste Weihnachten seines Sohnes und zu Ehren des letzten Weihnachtsfestes seiner Großmutter Odette im vergangenen Jahr komponiert hat. Die Weihnachtserinnerungen, die er hat, sind voller wundervoller Momente, so dass er darauf bestand, dieses Album aufzunehmen und dem Zauber dieser Momente treu zu bleiben.

"Ibrahim Maalouf, der für seine unkonventionellen Interpretationen bekannt ist, hält sich diesmal absolut an das Original - er führt alle Klänge und melodischen Strukturen mit bewundernswerter Präzision und Konsequenz aus. Hier gibt es keine Effekthascherei, nur reine, unverfälschte, schöne Musik. Wir sind begeistert!" (jazz-fun.de)

Ibrahim Maalouf, Trompete
Frank Woeste, Klavier
François Delporte, Gitarre
Sofi Jeannin, Chorleitung

Ibrahim Maalouf
born on 5 December 1980, is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and trumpet instructor. He was born in Beirut in a family of intellectuals and artists and he now resides in France. Ibrahim is the son of trumpeter Nasime Maalouf and pianist Nada Maalouf, nephew of the writer Amine Maalouf and grandson of journalist, poet and musicologist Rushdi Maalouf. He is currently the only trumpet player in the world to play Arabic music with the trumpet in quarter tones, which his father invented in the 1960s.

Between 2000 and 2007, Ibrahim performed with many internationally famous singers and musicians, such as Amadou & Mariam, Matthieu Chedid, Lhasa de Sela, Angel Parra, Jeanne Cherhal, Arthur H, Marcel Khalifé and toured in America and Europe performing in the most prestigious venues.

Ibrahim released his 1st album, Diasporas, in October 2007 produced by his own label: Mis'ter Productions. His 2nd album, DIACHRONISM, was launched in October 2009. It’s a double album consisting of: DISORIENTAL & PARADOXIDENTAL produced by his label too. He released his 3rd album "Diagnostic" in September 2011.

Ibrahim was also featured in many artists’ albums such as Sting, Vanessa Paradis, Vincent Delerm and others. He won many prizes in the major classical trumpet competitions in the world. In July 2010, he was awarded the Instrumental Revelation of the Year Victory Prize at the “Victoires du Jazz” competition.

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