Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, sound designer, producer, playwright, educator, and executive director of Intercultural Music
Production. With a focus on various musical styles from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and medieval Spain, Ronnie has performed with several groups including Allos Musica,Apollo’s Fire, Diwan al-Han, EMME, Huzam, Lamajamal, 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 North American tour of The Band’s Visit (Broadway, Tony Awards, Grammy Awards), Mo (Netflix), The Jungle Book (Disney, Goodman Theatre), and The New Mother (Eleva Singleton). He has recorded on over twenty albums and has co-produced several works and staged productions including Little Syria (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Ziryab, The Songbird of Andalusia (original play), and The Andalusian Trail (Instituto Cervantes Chicago).

 

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 an MA in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from the University of Chicago, where he is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethnomusicology.