Ibrahim Maalouf, First Noel Review
Ibrahim Maalouf is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and educator from Beirut that now resides in France. Maalouf 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. His skills as a musician have allowed him to perform with 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. He is featured on recordings by Sting, Vanessa Paradis, Vincent Delerm, and others. In addition, Maalouf created his own label: Mis’ter Productions, on which he has released multiple albums. Maalouf is now releasing his Christmas album called First Noel.
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First Noel
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Mon beau sapin
Holly Jolly Christmas
Il est né le divin enfant
O Holy Night
Petit Papa Noël
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
The First Noel
Ave Maria (Charles Gounod)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Winter Wonderland
Silent Night
Jingle Bells
It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
I'll Be Home for Christmas
White Christmas
Ave Maria (Franz Schubert)
All I Want for Christmas Is You
What a Wonderful World
Light a Candle in the Chapel
Adeste Fideles
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Shubho Lhaw Qolo
Noel for Nael
Christmas 2009
The Last Christmas Eve
November 5, 2021
Mi'ster
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