Ibrahim Maalouf: “I’ve always believed that music should be limitless… i can blend my trumpet’s melodic lines with the sharp, rhythmic beats of rap” | Songlines
Thursday, October 3, 2024

Ibrahim Maalouf: “I’ve always believed that music should be limitless… i can blend my trumpet’s melodic lines with the sharp, rhythmic beats of rap”

By Daniel Brown

Ibrahim Maalouf has drawn on everything he’s learned during his stellar career to make what might be his crowning achievement, a homage to his ancestry that is more lyrical than any instrumental album can rightly claim to be

Ibrahim Maalouf 25 Juillet 2024 © Franck Perrogon Ville D'ares 30

Maalouf performing in Arès, France, July 2024 (Franck Perrogon)

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