"It is important for me to connect with strangers through music" - Trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf
Jazz and Beyond with Nothemba Madumo · 19 July 2026 · 54m
Speaker 1: Truly for some jazz. Let not temba madumo. Serve you up some jazz and beyond Speaker 1: on seven o two and game talk. Speaker 2: It is jazz and beyond on seven o two and cape talk. And of course Speaker 2: this is where you come for the jazz and then you stay for a good Speaker 2: time. And our guest today, I'm excited to have a conversation with him. He was Speaker 2: born in Beirut during one of the darkest periods of the Lebanese Civil War, and Speaker 2: he also belongs to a family of one of Lebanon's most respected musical families. In Speaker 2: fact, his father, Nasi Maloof, was a celebrated world warwide for inventing what they call Speaker 2: the cottertone trumpet. Well, I guess you know, our guess, we'll explain what that is. Speaker 2: And his mom is also a classical pianist. And Ibrahim, did you know, leave Lebanon, Speaker 2: leave the violence and settled in France. But we're also chatting to him today because Speaker 2: he's one of the most fascinating contemporary musicians. His story extends beyond jazz music. He Speaker 2: represents a lot of things cultural dialogue, innovation, education, migration, identity. Also this classical discipline Speaker 2: but the part I like the most is just his fearless artistic exploration. And I'm Speaker 2: talking about Ibrahim Malo. Speaker 1: How are you, Ibrahim Hi, thank you so much for this beautiful introduction. Thank you, Speaker 1: it is my pleasure. Speaker 2: In fact, it leads me to my first question being, especially with reference to you Speaker 2: know, having fled Lebanon and settled in France, of whether or not you feel Lebanese Speaker 2: when you perform in France…
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