Release date: 11-10-2020
2020 EU issue vinyl LP
Coming up fall 2020, on the occasion of his fortieth anniversary, musician and composer Ibrahim Maaloufreleases his 12th album studio named “40 Melodies”, to match his 40 candles.
This album stands out from his precedent albums, for the first time in 15 years of discography, Ibrahim proposes an intimist duet with his longtime friend and collaborator over the past 10 years, Belgian guitarist François Delporte.
The duet revisits Ibrahim’s most memorable melodies, through his albums, to the soundtracks, including a few exclusive new tracks. This album will count many renowned surprise guests (Sting, Matthieu Chedid, Alfredo Rodriguez, Richard Bona, Trilok Gurtu, Hüsnü Senlendrici, Jon Batiste, Arturo Sandoval, and others).
Ibrahim gets back to his roots, and to the basics: a trumpet, a guitar, and 40 melodies to celebrate his fortieth anniversary.
Tracks:
| | Face A | |
| 1 | | Beirut | 4:37 |
| 2 | | Free Spirit Piano, Featuring– Jon Batiste |
| 4:22 |
| 3 | | Red & Black Light | 3:12 |
| 4 | | All I Can’t Say |
| 3:11 |
| 5 | | Kalthoum | 3:38 |
| | | Face B | |
| 6 | | HarlemBass, Featuring – Marcus Miller |
| 4:32 |
| 7 | | True Sorry | 4:09 |
| 8 | | Les QuaisCello – Sunny Yang Strings, Featuring – Kronos Quartet Viola – Hank Dutt Violin – David Harrington, John Sherba |
| 3:06 |
| 9 | | Happy Face | 4:07 |
| 10 | | Shadows | 3:14 |
| | | Bonus Track | |
| 11 | | All Around The Wall | 3:03 |
The album is a complete departure from the artist's previous projects as for the first time in his 15-year discography, Ibrahim offers an intimate duo with his friend and collaborator of over 10 years, Belgian guitarist François Delporte.
The duo revisits Ibrahim's melodies that have left their mark on the music scene, both on his albums and his soundtracks, as well as a few previously unreleased tracks. All of this with the appearance of a host of prestigious surprise guests (Sting, Matthieu Chedid, Marcus Miller, Alfredo Rodriguez, Richard Bona, Trilok Gurtu, Hüsnü Senlendrici, Jon Batiste, Arturo Sandoval, and many others).
Ibrahim thus returns to his origins and to the essentials: a trumpet, a guitar and 40 melodies, to celebrate his 40th birthday.
