''Songs for Sad Women'' is an album by the Lebanese

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player and composer

Rabih Abou-Khalil Rabih Abou-Khalil ( ar, ربيع أبو خليل, born August 17, 1957) is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with jazz, classical music, and other styles. He grew up in Beirut and moved to Munich, Ge ...

which was recorded in Germany in 2005 but not released on the

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label until 2007.Rabih Abou-Khalil discography
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Reception

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reviewer Ian Patterson observed "On ''Songs for Sad Women'' Abou-Khalil marshals a stripped-down ensemble which plays with air akin to intimate chamber music, yet with the soul of timeless folk music ... This is a highly satisfying addition to Rabih Abou-Khalil's impressive discography; graceful and poetic, and one that lingers in the memory".Patterson, I
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review by John Eyles stated "After twenty-five years and eighteen albums, it is unlikely that Rabih Abou-Khalil is going to spring any great surprises; long ago he found a distinctive individual style and has stuck to it since – with sufficient variations to keep it fresh and interesting. One need only hear this music for a few seconds to identify its creator. Aficionados will find everything that keeps them coming back for more; the characteristic blend of jazz-inflected Arabic melody with subtle rhythms combines into a hypnotic whole, as ever with Abou-Khalil’s fluent oud playing in a central role".Eyles, J
BBC Music Review
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Track listing

All compositions by Rabih Abou-Khalil # "Mourir Pour Ton Décolleté" – 7:29 # "How Can We Dance If I Cannot Waltz" – 7:08 # "Best If You Dressed Less" – 6:56 # "The Sad Women of Qana" – 8:46 # "Para O Teu Bumbum" – 7:08 # "Le Train Bleu" – 6:55 # "A Chocolate Love Affair" – 11:09

Personnel

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*Jarrod Cagwin – drums, frame drums

References

{{Authority control Rabih Abou-Khalil albums 2007 albums Enja Records albums