TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE VOL. 2 Ibrahim Maalouf

• 1 BRING THE LIGHT 04:43
• 2 OUI, JE LE VEUX 05:17
• 3 LAYLA'S WEDDING 04:34
• 4 ZAATAR & ZEIT 04:24
• 5 LAS TROMPETAS DE NAEL 03:32
• 6 TWO TO ONE 05:41
• 7 CHASING THE SUN 03:16
• 8 GULHAM 04:24
• 9 HOLD YOUR PEACE 04:46
• Total Runtime 40:37

Info for TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE VOL. 2

Ibrahim Maalouf returns with Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2, featuring Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Pedrito Martinez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Nai Barghouti, MonoNeon, Las Migas, Weedie Braimah, Rasika Shekar, Richard Galliano and Hamilton de Holanda.

Growing up outside Beirut, trumpeter/composer and two-time GRAMMY nominee Ibrahim Maalouf spent his earliest years seeking refuge from the violence and chaos of the Lebanese Civil War. Sometimes, he found it in a basement or a bomb shelter, but more often than not, he found it in his trumpet. “Composing this very joyful music was my way of escaping the weight of reality,” the French-Lebanese global sensation and prolific artistreflects. “I created melodies that were meant for dancing and singing and partying as a way to bring light to the darkness.”

Maalouf’s 21st album, Trumpets of Michel-Ange II, out June 12, bursts with an essential feeling of joy and is a thrilling new addition to a catalog of work that explores his musical roots while fusing them with the sounds of nearly every continent. The new album is also a showcase for his four valve trumpet, an instrument designed by his father to play the quarter tones so prevalent in the music of the Middle East. Maalouf injects the album with bombast and unbridled energy, searching for common ground and striving for togetherness through the universal language of music. Trumpets of Michel-Ange II is the continuation of a new musical series that Maalouf embarked on in 2024, Trumpets of Michel-Ange, which led to a performance on KEXP and interview with NPR’s 1A. Maalouf has previously been featured in the New Yorker, New York Times, NPR and performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Trumpets of Michel-Ange II features a jaw-dropping array of talents from across the globe, including Jon Batiste and Trombone Shorty from New Orleans, percussionist/vocalist Pedrito Martinez and pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba from Cuba, vocalist Nai Barghouti from Palestine, Ghanaian-American djembe player Weedie Braimah, Indian flautist Rasika Shekar, French accordionist Richard Galliano, Brazilian guitarist Hamilton de Holanda, American bassist MonoNeon, American singer Anthony Evans and his gospel choir, and Spanish quartet Las Migas. In addition to these guests, Maalouf recorded it with an ensemble of professional trumpeters that have learned the four-valve version of the instrument, brought together through a broad educational initiative created to make it accessible to more players. The album artwork is a painting by Dutch actor and painter Timor Lukacs that reimagines the cover of the first Trumpets of Michel-Ange release, which features a photograph from 1925 of Maalouf’s grandfather’s fanfare taken in the village of Kafarakab, in the Lebanese mountains, where Maalouf was also born.

Ibrahim Maalouf

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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