Ibrahim Maalouf

Biography

Ibrahim Maalouf (Arabic: ابراهيم معلوف,; born 5 November 1980 in Beirut) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer. In 2022, he became the first Lebanese instrumentalist nominated at the Grammy Awards for his album Queen of Sheba in collaboration with Angélique Kidjo. 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 …

Movies & TV Shows

1. At the End of the Day (2024) — Trompettiste
2. Sixty-two (2020) — Self - Musician
3. Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés (2025)
4. Taratata (1993) — Self
5. Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy (2024) — Self
6. Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris (2019) — Self
7. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
8. Ibrahim Maalouf à l'AccorHotels Arena (2022)
9. Ibrahim Maalouf - Alcaline le Concert (2015) — Self - Trompette
10. Télématin (1985) — Self
11. Quelle époque ! (2022) — Self - Guest
12. Cannes chante le cinéma (2023) — Self
13. Taratata fète ses 30 ans (2023) — Self
14. Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement (2024) — Self - Guest
15. Paris 2024, le concert-événement (2023) — Self
16. North Sea Jazz Highlights (2016) — Self - Trombettista
17. Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith (2017) — Self
18. Ibrahim Maalouf : Kalthoum à la Philharmonie de Paris (2015) — Self
19. The Unexpected Getaway (2022) — Self
20. Kad Merad on Stage (2021) — Self
21. Féfé et Leeroy 365 Jours Live à l'Élysée Montmartre (2019) — Self
22. Divas: d’Oum Kalthoum à Dalida (2021) — Himself : Trumpeter
23. Au Pays d'Alice d'Ibrahim Maalouf et Oxmo Puccino (2015) — Self
24. Ibrahim Maalouf - Jazz in Marciac 2011 (2011) — Self
25. Selah Sue - Alcaline le Concert (2015) — Self - Trumpet
26. Hiba Tawaji à l'Olympia (2025) — Self
27. Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2026 : Le concert événement (2026) — Self - Guest
28. Beat - a film about Jazz (2025) — himself
29. Le Concert de la Paix (2025) — Self : Guest
30. Improbox (2023) — Self - Host
31. Un monde, un regard (2021)

Directed

1. Ibrahim Maalouf à l'AccorHotels Arena (2022) — Director