Ibrahim Maalouf - Capacity To Love (2 LPs)

“I’m a nomad,” says international trumpet superstar Ibrahim Maalouf. “I’ve never believed in borders or boundaries because at the end of the day, the most exciting thing to me is the way our differences can come together to create new art, new stories, new generations. When we collaborate, we can change the world.” That notion lies at the heart of Maalouf’s extraordinary new album, Capacity To Love, which finds the Lebanese-born, French-raised instrumental mastermind teaming up with a host of hip-hop and R&B artists (including Flatbush Zombies’ Erick The Architect, De La Soul, and D Smoke) for his most bold and innovative collection yet.

Recorded in both Paris and Los Angeles, the record holds little regard for genre or tradition, blurring rap, jazz, pop, classical, electronic, Middle Eastern, and African influences into an explosive, cross-cultural swirl. Ibrahim Maalouf may be a musical nomad, but with Capacity To Love, he sounds more at home than ever.