Red & Black Light Ibrahim Maalouf

• 1 Free Spirit 07:02
• 2 Essentielles 03:42
• 3 Goodnight Kiss 06:49
• 4 Elephant's Tooth 04:38
• 5 Red & Black Light 03:51
• 6 Escape 06:15
• 7 Improbable 05:59
• 8 Run The World (Girls) 03:44
• Total Runtime 42:00

Info for Red & Black Light

Den in Frankreich bereits Star-Ruhm genießenden Trompeter Ibrahim Maalouf gibt's aktuell gleich zweimal: Gerade erst hat er sein Impulse-Debütalbum „Kalthoum“ veröffentlicht, jetzt folgt nur wenige Wochen später „Red & Black Light“.

Nicht nur optisch gehören beide Alben in eine Serie, auch musikalisch sollte man sie in Zusammenhang sehen und hören. Das musikalisch lyrischere Album „Kalthoum“ versteht Maalouf als Hommage an Frauen der Geschichte, auf „Red & Black Light2 zollt er jetzt den Frauen von heute Tribut. Entsprechend modern, funky, rockig und geradezu hymnisch geht es hier zu. Ein Leckerbissen für Fans von virtuosen Jazzrock- und Fusion-Sounds. Maalouf wirkte bereits auf Alben von Sting, Georges Moustaki und Vanessa Paradis mit, komponierte die Musik zu Filmen wie „Smart Ass“ und „Yves Saint Laurent2 und spielte fünf erfolgreiche Alben unter eigenem Namen ein.

Ibrahim Maalouf, trumpet & keyboards
François Delporte, guitar
Stéphane Galland, drums
Eric Legnini, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, bass synth (G2 modular)

Recorded by Florent Bobet at Studio Diasporas, France
Choirs recorded by Vincent Joinville at Studio Babel, France
Mixed by Vincent Joinville at Studio Babel
Mastered by Pierre Luzy at Music Unit, France

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.

Booklet for Red & Black Light