Artist
Ibrahim Maalouf
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His father is trumpeter Nassim Maalouf and his mother is pianist Nada Maalouf. His uncle is the writer Amin Maalouf and his grandfather was the journalist, poet, and musicologist Rushdi Maalouf.
After leaving his home country as a child during the Lebanese Civil War, he grew up in Paris with his sister Layla. He studied there until the age of 17 and earned a degree in General Science and Specialized Mathematics from the Lycée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire in Étampes (Essonne).
When he was seven years old, he started to learn how to play the trumpet from his father, a former student of French trumpeter Maurice André at the Conservatoire de Paris. He learned classical, baroque, modern, and contemporary repertoires, as well as classical Arabic music and improvisation. His father invented the microtonal trumpet or "quarter tone trumpet", which makes it possible to play Arabic maqams on the trumpet.
As a teenager Maalouf accompanied his father in a duo throughout Europe and the Middle East, playing a baroque repertoire by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Henry Purcell, and Antonio Vivaldi. He performed a difficult classical piece, the Second Brandenburg Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach. Maurice André advised him to give up science and pursue music instead. He took Andre's advice and spent five years at the Conservatoire de Paris. He recorded with Matthieu Chedid, Vincent Delerm, and Arthur H. He became a teacher at CNR d'Aubervilliers-La Courneuve and gave master classes in the U.S. His first solo album was Diasporas (2007) on his label.
He has composed several movie soundtracks and several pieces for choirs and symphonic orchestras. He has worked with Sting, Salif Keita, Amadou & Mariam, Lhasa de Sela, Marcel Khalife, Vanessa Paradis, Juliette Greco, and Archie Shepp. He teaches improvisation at Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris (Paris Regional Superieur Conservatory).
Maalouf gets a lot of his inspiration from his culture of origin. His music and his trumpet playing are inspired by his Arabic culture, but the instruments around him (bass, electric guitar, drums, Arabic percussion, vibraphone) and the musicians with whom he performs give a rock, electronic, and jazz funk flavor to his music.
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June
DANDANAT - SABAYA BEIRUT & Fusion
06:30 PM | Safadi Cultural Center
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
القرنة البيضا
07:00 PM | Safadi Cultural Center
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
AMINE RADI
09:00 PM | Le Royal Hotel
Mexico vs South Africa
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Lil Watan
08:00 PM | Château Rweiss
FARAH NAKHOUL - Laylet Farah
09:00 PM | Metro El Madina
Canada vs Bosnia & Herz.
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Ghamid 3ein Fatih 3ein
08:00 PM | Safadi Cultural Center
Qatar vs Switzerland
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Brazil vs Morocco
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
Germany vs Curacao
08:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Netherlands vs Japan
11:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Spain vs Cabo Verde
07:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Belgium vs Egypt
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
France vs Senegal
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
Portugal vs DR Congo
08:00 PM | Batrouniyat
England vs Croatia
11:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Iraq vs Norway
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
Czechia vs South Africa
07:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Switzerland vs Bosnia & He.
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Hanne
07:00 PM | Safadi Cultural Center
Canada vs Qatar
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
USA vs Australia
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Netherlands vs Sweeden
08:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Germany vs Cote Divoir
11:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Scotland vs Morocco
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
A DREAM OF LEBANON
08:00 PM | Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts, ALBA, Sin El Fil
MELHEM ZEIN
08:30 PM | NDU
Spain vs Saudi Arabia
07:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Belgium vs Iran
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AL WA7ECH
08:30 PM | Le Monnot Theater
Argentina vs Austria
08:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Uruguay vs Cabo Verde
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
France vs Iraq
12:00 AM | Batrouniyat
Portugal vs Uzbekistan
08:00 PM | Batrouniyat
England vs Ghana
11:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Switzerland vs Canada
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Scotland vs Brazil
01:00 AM | Batrouniyat
Ecuador vs Germany
11:00 PM | Batrouniyat
Norway vs France
10:00 PM | Batrouniyat
AMAK - SUMMER FOOTBALL PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE 2026
AMAK
Panama vs England
12:00 AM | Batrouniyat
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