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Ibrahim Maalouf  Everything or Nothing

بیروت، ترومپت ابراهیم معلوف

Dhafer Youssef
" Dance of the invisible dervishes" at Festival international de Carthage, Tunisia
Dhafer Youssef Oud, Vocal
Eivind Aarset, Guitar
Husnu Senlendirici, Clarinet

Christian Ulbrich - sound engineer

Dhafer Youssef - Soupir Eternel

Le Trio Joubran feat Dhafer Youssef - Asfar


الله كم تحلو الناس بعلمها بحالي 	
وداري أبار العين بغيابك
Arabic Poetry:

Oh lord, how beautiful people are 
when they are aware of my true self
And I hide my tears in your absence

French Spoken word:
Gradually the city fades out
The night takes possession
Of the horizon
And I fall into the shadow
The enveloping warmth of the evening
walks with me to the doorstep
I know that the day will save me
and I look at
the shadow of the shadow
I leave behind me
the last lights go out
and all is calm 
everything rests around me
and I stay up constantly
and still think of you
Depart...

In Your Absence I بغيابك

All lyrics, compositions and arrangements were done by Sahra Band Except for:
Samra lyrics by Mohamed Radwan
Nar lyrics by Eyad Abu Bakr
Waraquet sahra lyrics and lead vocals by Ahmed Fishawy
Nar Oud by Hisham Essam
Strings section: Mohamed Medhat  (violin)
Mohamed Abd El-Rauf (violin)
Shady Elian (violin)
Mostafa Ismail (violin)
Yasser Ghoniem (violin)
Ziad Hassan (violin)
Mohamed Hamdy (violin)


Biskoula - بيسكولا

The Birth of Infinity

Back in early 2019, I released a single called Distant Visions. After hearing it, a fan commented:
“Almost sounds like something from a second interstellar suite.”

They were referring to my 2006 album The Maestoso Interstellar Suite—a project I re-released with extended material in 2016 for its 10-year anniversary. That comment stuck with me. Did it feel like a sequel? Could it be?

I toyed with the idea. But having just expanded the suite into a double-disc format in 2016, I wasn’t sure a sequel was the right move—especially given how the original was structured as a continuous, uninterrupted journey. I had also briefly considered a vinyl edition, but the flow of the piece and the 22-minute-per-side vinyl limit made it a poor fit for that format. The experience would have been compromised.

Around that time, I released a “radio edit” version of the suite called Singularities to provide an accessible entry point. But if I returned to the suite with new material, I feared I’d be stuck doing the same thing again: a full continuous version and a separate edited version. Frankly, I didn’t want to go through that process again—and since then, I’ve moved away from long single-track formats entirely.

Even then, I was already thinking about vinyl-friendly runtimes, aiming to keep my future projects under 44 minutes so they could fit comfortably on a single LP. I’ve also significantly upgraded my gear and virtual instrument libraries since that time, giving me access to orchestral and hybrid textures I could only dream of back then. Now I have the tools—but what should I do with them?

I thought: Maybe I don’t need a sequel at all. Maybe it’s not about making The Maestoso Interstellar Suite Part II, or Return to Maestoso, or anything like that. Maybe I just need to reimagine the entire idea as something ongoing—something open.

Looking back, I always felt I had to make compromises when producing the 10-year edition. Some sounds weren’t what I was hearing in my head. Hardware limitations forced me to bounce tracks just to finish mixing. I wanted that big, lush, hybrid orchestral sound—and I couldn’t quite get there.

Now I can.

And I’ve got older projects—like La Famille Du Solénoïde (The Family of Sol)—waiting for a modern update. Thematically, they fit perfectly.

So I’ve made a decision:
I’m not making a sequel to The Maestoso Interstellar Suite.

Instead, I’m creating something bigger.

Introducing Infinity

Infinity is an evolving series. A collection of volumes. A universe of sound that has no end—only pauses between stars. It’s not a sequel. It’s not a remix. It’s a living archive of exploration—part ambient, part orchestral, part space music, and completely me.

And to start, I’ll revisit the music that inspired it all.

I’ll go back and refine The Maestoso Interstellar Suite one final time—polish the edges, rework the structure to be vinyl-compatible, and finally bring it closer to what I always heard in my head.

But I won’t just re-release it.

I’ll rebrand it.

The Journey Begins

The Infinity series begins with:

Infinity Volume I – The Maestoso Interstellar Suite

Infinity Volume II – Singularities

Each will stand on its own—but together, they form the beginning of something open-ended. Something I can return to any time inspiration calls.

Infinity has no final tracklist. No end. Only volumes.

And when I’m ready, I’ll add another.

Maybe it’s a crazy idea. But that’s okay—I’m doing this for me.
And I hope you’ll enjoy the journey too.

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Intermission II

فَلَيتَكَ تَحلو وَالحَياةُ مَريرَةٌ 
وَلَيتَكَ تَرضى وَالأَنامُ غِضابُ
 وَلَيتَ الَّذي بَيني وَبَينَكَ

Written and arranged by Jean Madani
Bass: Jean Madani
Vocals: Rola Milad Azar
Guitars and Percussions: Ramzi Ramman
Ney: Trad Trad


Laytaka Tahlou (ليتك تحلو) Jean Madani Feat Rola Milad Azar

Voix Lead et Backing : Nejla Belhaj
Arrangement et interprétation : Azaiez Yacine
Une reprise de la chanson de Slah Farzit

Ya Bey'etni - Nejla Belhaj Feat Azaiez Yacine

TrackList & Download
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rjtKY19A0I

enjoy..

Ibrahim Maalouf | Phenomenon Maalouf | ظاهرة معلوف

Medley_tounsi

Salma Musaffa - SalmaNova - If - سلمى مصفى - ياريت

تعالى نشدو المنى والغرام

كفانا البعد هيام

تعالى قبل انقضاء الشباب وموت الحب وانقطاع الرجاء

انت الهوى أنت ملئ الامانى

حياتى أنت فداك أنت

دنيا الغد الاحلام والغزل والقبل وكل﻿ الامل

**                      **                    **

Come let's sing a song of hope and love.

Enough of separation.

Come before we get old and love dies.

You're the﻿ love, you're the hope.

I'd spare you with my﻿ life.

As tomorrow is full of dreams, love, kisses and hope ..

Ibrahim Maalouf Everything or Nothing

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