Ronnie Malley

Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, theatrical performer, producer, playwright, educator, and executive director of Intercultural Music Production. He specializes in various musical styles from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and medieval Spain and has performed with several global artists and ensembles including Allos Musica, Apollo’s Fire, Diwan al-Han, EMME, Huzam, Lamajamal, Lute Legends, Mucca Pazza, Newberry Consort, Picosa, Omar Offendum, Surabhi Ensemble, University of Chicago Middle East Music Ensemble, and Yves Francois & Rocambu Jazz. Ronnie has worked on award-winning theatrical plays, films, and TV series including The Band’s Visit (Broadway, Tony Awards, Grammy Awards), Mo (Netflix),The Jungle Book (Disney, Goodman Theatre), The New Mother (Eleva Singleton). He appears on numerous albums and has co-produced several works and staged productions including American Griot (Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award 2020), Little Syria, Ziryab, The Songbird of Andalusia, The Andalusian Trail, and On This Earth. Ronnie was the recipient of the 2023 Chamber Music America Michael Jaffee Visionary Award. He holds a BA in Global Music Studies from DePaul University and a MA in Languages (Arabic and Hebrew) from the University of Chicago, where he is currently a PhD student in Ethnomusicology.