“This will undoubtedly be one of the most important world recording of the year.”
“Four Stars!”
Envisioned and unveiled as an exceptional show, Queen of Sheba’s music has been performed on some the most prestigious stages
such as the Carnegie Hall in New York City, Jazz à Vienne, Jazz à Juan, the Marciac Jazz Festival, as well as the North Sea Jazz Fest. After tremendous success, the two artists decided to pursue this journey, and record the album. Queen of Sheba is a unique project, reflecting the artistic collaboration of those two artists always reinventing themselves creating a unique bridge between cultures and music styles.
Angelique first met Ibrahim in NYC for his Oum Khalsoum project and was so impressed by the depth of his musicality.
She loves creating bridges between cultures to showcase our common humanity, so when Ibrahim and Angelique sat down on Roosevelt Island to find a story that unites Africa and the Middle East, they thought about the great myth of Queen Sheba. She was an African Queen who heard about the reputation of King Salomon and came to Jerusalem to verify how wise he was. The legend in the Old Testament, the Bible and the Coran says she had asked him some riddles. Angelique told some of those mysterious and poetic enigmas to Ibrahim. A Eureka moment came when Ibrahim suggested they create songs around some of those riddles. After a lot of research. Angelique picked seven and, through those riddles, told the story of love and passion between Makeda, the Queen Of Sheba and King Salomon. Ibrahim put those poems to music creating a 7 part suite that combines the African grooves and energy with the oriental scales and melodies
