On November 6, 2020, one day after his 40th birthday, musician and composer Ibrahim Maalouf presents his 12th studio album entitled "40 Melodies" in reference to his 40 birthday candles The album is completely different from the artist's previous projects, as for the first time in 15 years of discography, Ibrahim presents an intimate duo with his friend and companion of more than 10 years, Belgian guitarist François Delporte. The duo revisits Ibrahim's melodies that have left their mark on both his albums and soundtracks, as well as some previously unreleased pieces. All this with the appearance of a number of renowned surprise guests (Sting, Matthieu Chedid, Marcus Miller, Alfredo Rodriguez, Richard Bona, Trilok Gurtu, Hüsnü Senlendrici, Jon Batiste, Arturo Sandoval and many others). Ibrahim thus returns to his origins and to the essence: trumpet, guitar and 40 tunes to celebrate his 40th birthday.