{"product_id":"ibrahim-maalouf_kalthoum_2025_uni","title":"Kalthoum","description":"One of his two new projects, a celebration of the women who changed the course of history through the iconic figure of Oum Kalthoum, a true monument in the history of the Arab people, whom Ibrahim has listened to extensively since his childhood.\"Not being a singer myself, I try through my instrument to convey this love I have for an art form that is ultimately very rarely practiced, that of 'Tarab'.It is obviously very complex to try to explain what 'Tarab' is in music, since it is an emotion, a feeling of ecstasy, an art of living happily, so it seemed wiser to me to attempt an experience, an exercise in style, that of musical translation.With pianist Frank Woeste we 'transcribed' into a fairly conventional jazz, but which we hope is innovative through its fusion, one of the greatest successes of the Egyptian diva: 'Alf Leila Wa Leila' ('The Thousand and One Nights').These Arabic melodies that we are reworking, although fundamentally traditional, blend very easily with the harmonies and rhythms of New York jazz.The common point between these two musical cultures is improvisation, and it is on this ground that the dialogue takes place. It is the common denominator that makes the exchange possible.\"\"Recorded and mixed in New York with the same team as the album Wind (2011), which was a tribute to Miles Davis, it is quite logical that I envisioned Kalthoum as a continuation of this wonderful recording adventure with Larry Grenadier (Double Bass), Clarence Penn (Drums), Mark Turner (Saxophone) and Frank Woeste (piano).\"","brand":"Ibrahim Maalouf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510207095128,"sku":null,"price":23905288.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/ibrahim-maalouf_kalthoum_2025_uni","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}