Ronnie Malley

Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician (oud, guitar, keyboards, and percussion), 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, Las Guitarras de España, Lute Legends Collective, 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), American Griot (Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award), and The New Mother (Eleva Singleton).

He has produced and recorded on numerous albums and co-produced several original works and staged productions including Ziryab, The Songbird of Andalusia, Little Syria, Karim Nagi’s Huzam, The Reminders, Yves Francois, and The Andalusian Trail. 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, an MA in Languages (Arabic and Hebrew) from University of Chicago, where he is currently a PhD student in Ethnomusicology. Ronnie is a member of Actors Equity Association and the American Federation of Musicians.