An assortment of global sounds
The Free Press Journal|December 15, 2024
EVEN as Mumbai witnessed big international acts like British-Albanian pop sensation Dua Lipa and American band Maroon 5, and is gearing up for Canadian star Bryan Adams, there have been some fantastic shows by other foreign artistes, though on a smaller scale.
Narendra Kusnur
An assortment of global sounds

Two of them were held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) on the last two days of November. First, French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf charmed the Grand Theatre with his blend of jazz and Arabic sounds.

The following day, German multi-instrumentalist Prem Joshua did an exquisite Indo-fusion set at the Studio Theatre. Paris-based Maalouf was scheduled as part of the Sounds Of Jazz show, which was to also feature Cameroon-born American bassist and vocalist Richard Bona. For some reason, Bona's gig was cancelled at the last minute. It was unfortunate, considering he has a fairly large following among Indian jazz aficionados. For its part, NMACC announced a 30 per cent refund of ticket value within 15 days.

In the reworked scheme of things, Maalouf was to do a longer set. His concert aimed to promote his new album Trumpets Of Michel-Ange, which he dedicated to his grandfather, a musicologist, and father Naasim Maalouf, who invented a quarter-tone trumpet specially designed to play Arabic modes not possible on regular trumpets.

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