Ibrahim Maalouf Shares “BRING THE LIGHT” From New Album Trumpets of Michel-Ange II Out This Friday 

North American Tour Kicks Off June 19

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June 8, 2026 — French-Lebanese trumpeter/composer and two-time GRAMMY nominee Ibrahim Maalouf has shared “BRING THE LIGHT,” the final preview of his forthcoming album Trumpets of Michel-Ange II out this Friday. Maalouf brings together a staggering lineup of Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Pedrito Martinez, Anthony Evans & His Gospel Choir, Weedie Braimah and MonoNeon for a piece that ignites with ecstatic energy. The sounds of Cuba and New Orleans have had a profound impact on Maalouf, and he sees many parallels between the musical culture of these places and in his homeland of Lebanon. Where music “is not something you just listen to - it’s something you live, something you share physically.”

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Maalouf will also return to tour North America for the first time in two years starting next week. The June 19-July 1 run includes the Montreal, Toronto and Blue Note (NYC) Jazz Festivals, The Troubadour in Los Angeles, and the FIFA Fan Fest concert in Vancouver on June 25. Maalouf also recently announced his biggest headlining concert ever: he will celebrate 20 years of live concerts at the 40,000 capacity Paris La Defense arena in April of 2027 (the largest arena in all of Europe). He has previously headlined the Accor Arena in Paris three times. Full concert itinerary here: https://www.ibrahimmaalouf.com/en/accueil/concerts/   

Trumpets of Michel-Ange II bursts with an essential feeling of joy and is a thrilling new addition to a catalog of work that explores his musical roots while fusing them with the sounds of nearly every continent. It features an internationally acclaimed cast of musicians, including Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Palestinian vocalist Nai Barghouti, Indian flautist Rasika Shekar, French accordionist Richard Galliano, and Brazilian mandolin virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda. The album was recorded with an ensemble of trumpeters trained on the rare four-valve instrument designed by Maalouf’s father to play the quarter tones central to Middle Eastern music. Its artwork, by Dutch actor and painter Timor Lukacs, reimagines a 1925 photograph of Maalouf’s grandfather’s fanfare in the Lebanese mountain village where Maalouf was born. A continuation of a new musical series that Maalouf embarked on in 2024, the first installment of Trumpets of Michel-Ange, led to a performance on KEXP and an interview with NPR’s 1A. Maalouf has previously been featured in the New Yorker, New York Times, NPR and performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 

While preparing for the release of his new album, Maalouf has been busy. The “Sexy for You (Remix)” with Jason Derulo and Kevin Gates is out now, and on April 28, he unveiled “ECHO,” an official song for the FIFA World Cup. Maalouf composed the song and is a producer on the track, and it features reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee and Jamaican superstar Shenseea. A bold reimagining of his track “Red & Black Light,” “ECHO” is a stadium-ready anthem as the World Cup draws closer. 



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Trumpets Of Michel-Ange II Track List

BRING THE LIGHT feat. Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, MonoNeon, Pedrito Martinez, Weedie Braimah, Anthony Evans & his gospel choir

OUI, JE LE VEUX feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba

LAYLA'S WEDDING

ZAATAR & ZEIT

LAS TRUMPETAS DE NAEL

TWO TO ONE feat. Nai Barghouti, Hamilton De Holanda

CHASING THE SUN feat. Las Migas, Richard Galliano

GULHAM feat. Rasika Shekar

HOLD YOUR PEACE feat. Richard Galliano

Tour Dates

Jun 8, 2026 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Queens Hall

Jun 9, 2026 - Leeds, United Kingdom - Stylus

Jun 10, 2026 - Manchester, United Kingdom - O2 Ritz

Jun 12, 2026 - London, United Kingdom - Roundhouse

Jun 13, 2026 - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Corn Exchange

Jun 19, 2026 - Los Angeles, United States - The Troubadour

Jun 20, 2026 - San Francisco, United States - Regency Ballroom

Jun 22, 2026 - Portland, United States - The Den

Jun 23, 2026 - Seattle, United States - The Crocodile

Jun 25, 2026 - Vancouver, BC - FIFA Fan Festival™ Vancouver, Hastings Park

Jun 27, 2026 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall (Toronto Jazz Festival)

Jun 28, 2026 - Ottawa, Canada - Confederation Park (Ottawa Jazz Festival)

Jun 29, 2026 - New York, United States - Sony Hall (Blue Note Jazz Festival)

Jul 1, 2026 - Montreal, Canada - MTelus (Montreal Jazz Festival)

Jul 8, 2026 - Puget-sur-Argens, France - Le Mas des Escaravatiers

Jul 17, 2026 - Ostrava, Czech Republic - Festival Colours

Jul 30, 2026 - Marciac, France - Jazz in Marciac

Nov 4, 2026 - Milan, Italy - Arcimboldi

Nov 5, 2026 - Florence, Italy - Teatro Cartiere Carrara

Nov 11, 2026 - Lörrach, Germany - Burghof

Nov 13, 2026 - Monheim am Rhein, Germany - Kulturraffinerie K714

Nov 14, 2026 - Dortmund, Germany - Konzerthaus

Nov 17, 2026 - Mérignac, France - Pin Galant

Nov 18, 2026 - Toulouse, France - Casino Barrière

Nov 19, 2026 - Grenoble, France - Le Summum

Nov 20, 2026 - Lyon–Décines, France - FIDUCIAL Astéria

Nov 22, 2026 - Déols, France - MACH 36

Nov 24, 2026 - Biarritz, France - Gare du Midi

Nov 27, 2026 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Opera

Dec 4, 2026 - Limoges, France - Opéra

Dec 5, 2026 - Montluçon, France - Centre Athanor

Dec 8, 2026 - Clermont-Ferrand, France - Maison de la Culture

Dec 10, 2026 - Annecy, France - L'Arcadium

Dec 15, 2026 - Marseille, France - Le Silo

Dec 16, 2026 - Lens, France - Le Colisée

Dec 17, 2026 - Lille, France - Casino Barrière

Dec 18, 2026 - Mons, Belgium - Théâtre Royal

Dec 19, 2026 - Dole, France - La Commanderie

Dec 20, 2026 - Macon, France - Le Spot

Mar 14, 2027 - Troyes, France - Théâtre de Troyes

Mar 16, 2027 - Caen, France - Zénith

Mar 18, 2027 - Boulazac, France - Arena le Palio

Mar 24, 2027 - Pau, France - Zénith

Mar 25, 2027 - Toulouse, France - Zénith

Mar 26, 2027 - Bordeaux, France - Arkéa Aréna

Mar 27, 2027 - Montpellier, France - Zénith

Mar 30, 2027 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal

Mar 31, 2027 - Poitiers, France - Arena Futuroscope

Apr 1, 2027 - Nantes, France - Zénith

Apr 2, 2027 - Lille, France - Zénith

Apr 3, 2027 - Brussels, Belgium - Forest National

Apr 10, 2027 - Paris, France - Paris La Défense Arena

Photo Credit: Arno Lam

About Ibrahim Maalouf Born in war-torn Lebanon and raised in France, Ibrahim Maalouf attended the Conservatoire de Paris and earned a reputation as one of the modern era’s most promising young classical trumpeters with wins at a string of prestigious international competitions. Unsatisfied with the strictures of classical music, Maalouf began using his quarter tone trumpet to craft an innovative, cross-cultural sound, one that would eventually establish him as a household name in France, where he’s been dubbed a Knight of the National Order of Merit and a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Praised as a “virtuoso” by The New York Times, Maalouf has to date released 21 critically acclaimed albums and performed in more than 40 countries; sold out arenas from Paris to Istanbul; been invited into the inner circle of legendary producer/composer Quincy Jones; raised millions for charitable causes; and collaborated with everyone from Wynton Marsalis and Jon Batiste to Josh Groban and Sting to A$AP Rocky and Angelique Kidjo. In the last few years alone, Maalouf , has earned back-to-back GRAMMY nominations, composed the score for legendary French director Claude Lelouche’s latest film, served on juries at Cannes and the Deauville American Film Festival, performed at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Stevie Wonder, John Legend, and Jacob Collier, and played for an audience of six million in front of the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day. https://www.ibrahimmaalouf.com/en/

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