Kalthoum (Alf Leila Wa Leila) Ibrahim Maalouf

• 1Introduction - Alf Leila Wa Leila03:54
• 2Overture I - Alf Leila Wa Leila04:46
• 3Overture II - Alf Leila Wa Leila03:34
• 4Movement I - Alf Leila Wa Leila06:15
• 5Movement II - Alf Leila Wa Leila07:26
• 6Movement III - Alf Leila Wa Leila15:20
• 7Movement IV - Alf Leila Wa Leila10:15
• Total Runtime51:30

Info for Kalthoum (Alf Leila Wa Leila)

„Kalthoum“ is a celebration of women who overturned the course of history, women whose artistic influence has had an impact reaching all the way down to our lives today. Kalthoum is an adaptation of the most successful Egyptian diva Oum Kalthoum: "Alf Leila Wa Leila"

Ibrahim Maalouf, trumpet
Frank Woeste, piano
Mark Turner, saxophone
Larry Grenadier, double bass
Clarence Penn, drums

Recorded by Max Ross and Joe Marciano at Systems Two, New York City, NY
Mixed by Mike Marciano at Systems Two
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios, New York City, NY
Produced by 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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