ABOUT RONNIE MALLEY

Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician on oud, guitar, keyboards, and percussion, a theatrical performer, producer, and educator. He has collaborated with international artists, composed and consulted for many cultural music projects in film and theater, appeared as a guest artist on several works, and is executive director of Intercultural Music Production in Chicago. Ronnie began his professional career at the age of twelve performing Middle Eastern and North African music at weddings, restaurants, and festivals with his father and brother in the family band. Over the next thirty years, he expanded his musical palette learning other global music styles from India, Spain, and the Balkans. Ronnie has performed with the music groups Allos Musica, Apollo’s Fire, Diwan Al-Han, EMME (East Meets Middle East), Lamajamal, Mucca Pazza, Newberry Consort, Surabhi Ensemble, Yves Francois & Rocambu Jazz, and the U of C Middle East Music Ensemble.