First Noel Ibrahim Maalouf

• 1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas03:13
• 2Mon beau sapin03:16
• 3Holly Jolly Christmas03:03
• 4Il est né le divin enfant03:12
• 5O Holy Night02:40
• 6Petit Papa Noël02:29
• 7Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!02:46
• 8The First Noel02:30
• 9Ave Maria (Charles Gounod)02:56
• 10Santa Claus Is Coming to Town02:20
• 11Winter Wonderland01:41
• 12Silent Night01:40
• 13Jingle Bells02:16
• 14It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas02:32
• 15Hark! The Herald Angels Sing01:18
• 16I'll Be Home for Christmas02:52
• 17White Christmas02:06
• 18Ave Maria (Franz Schubert)02:44
• 19All I Want for Christmas Is You02:25
• 20What a Wonderful World03:03
• 21Light a Candle in the Chapel03:37
• 22Adeste Fideles01:47
• 23God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen03:01
• 24We Wish You a Merry Christmas02:00
• 25Shubho Lhaw Qolo02:28
• 26Noel for Nael02:33
• 27Christmas 200902:26
• 28The Last Christmas Eve04:31
• Total Runtime01:13:25

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"FIRST NOEL" ist ein Weihnachtsalbum mit 25 der größten Klassiker sowie drei exklusiven neuen Stücken, die Ibrahim speziell für das erste Weihnachten seines Sohnes und zu Ehren des letzten Weihnachtsfestes seiner Großmutter Odette im vergangenen Jahr komponiert hat. Die Weihnachtserinnerungen, die er hat, sind voller wundervoller Momente, so dass er darauf bestand, dieses Album aufzunehmen und dem Zauber dieser Momente treu zu bleiben.

"Ibrahim Maalouf, der für seine unkonventionellen Interpretationen bekannt ist, hält sich diesmal absolut an das Original - er führt alle Klänge und melodischen Strukturen mit bewundernswerter Präzision und Konsequenz aus. Hier gibt es keine Effekthascherei, nur reine, unverfälschte, schöne Musik. Wir sind begeistert!" (jazz-fun.de)

Ibrahim Maalouf, Trompete
Frank Woeste, Klavier
François Delporte, Gitarre
Sofi Jeannin, Chorleitung

Ibrahim Maalouf
born on 5 December 1980, is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and trumpet instructor. He was born in Beirut in a family of intellectuals and artists and he now resides in France. Ibrahim 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.

Between 2000 and 2007, Ibrahim performed with many 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.

Ibrahim released his 1st album, Diasporas, in October 2007 produced by his own label: Mis'ter Productions. His 2nd album, DIACHRONISM, was launched in October 2009. It’s a double album consisting of: DISORIENTAL & PARADOXIDENTAL produced by his label too. He released his 3rd album "Diagnostic" in September 2011.

Ibrahim was also featured in many artists’ albums such as Sting, Vanessa Paradis, Vincent Delerm and others. He won many prizes in the major classical trumpet competitions in the world. In July 2010, he was awarded the Instrumental Revelation of the Year Victory Prize at the “Victoires du Jazz” competition.

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