Rabih Abou-Khalil - Em Portugues (FLAC + MP3)
Artist: Rabih Abou-Khalil
Title Of Album: Em Portugues
Original Release Date: June 30, 2008
Label: ENJA Records
Genre: Oriental Jazz, World Music, Arabic
Quality, Bitrate:
FLAC, image+.cue, lossless; MP3, 256 kbit
Total Time: 59:28
Total Size:
FLAC - 333.3 Mb; MP3 - 107.48 MB; FULL COVERS - 15.68 MB
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Раби Абу-Халил — выходец из Бейрута, выросший в космополитичной среде Ливана 60—70-х. С детства он выучился играть на арабской лютне (oud).Стоит отметить, что этот инструмент с коротким грифом пользуется такой популярностью в арабском мире, как гитара и пианино на Западе вместе взятые.Творчество арабского инструменталиста лучше всего характеризуют такие слова критиков: “входя своими корнями глубоко в землю, его музыка подобна мощному дереву, раскидывающему свои ветви во всех направлениях и тянущемуся к небесам... она — не какой-то анимационный каприз — наполовину заяц, наполовину утка, но нечто очень живое и прекрасное, словно голубой верблюд”.
Seasoned Abou-Khalil watchers are probably starting to play a little game amongst themselves of guessing what he is going to do next. In recent years the impishly charming Lebanese composer has collaborated with the BBC Concert Orchestra, a Sardinian folk singer, a jazz big band and a serpent player, as well as releasing a highly individual and beautifully crafted solo oud (lute) recording. So, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that his latest album finds him working with a rising star of Lisbon fado, Ricardo Ribeiro. However, this isn't fado music, or remotely Portuguese in character, although Ribeiro's rich, distinctive voice and the beauty of the poetry leave us in no doubt as to where its heart lies. Abou-Khalil's music is rarely Arabic in any traditional sense, but through these songs he has clearly found common ground between the melancholic passion of Andalusian muwashshahat and Portuguese saudade, the wistful longing that suffuses fado. The instrumental accompaniment of oud, accordion, bass and percussion subtly weave around the voice and, for such a small ensemble, provide a remarkably broad palette of colours. The lyrics have been specially written by contemporary Portuguese writers, with the exception of `Casa da Mariquinhas', a verse made famous by Alfredo Marceneiro.
Songlines readers know only too well that cross-cultural collaborations can be tricky beasts, and apparently even Abou-Khalil had reservations about this project at the outset. It's a good thing he took the plunge, for the results of this partnership are extraordinarily successful - creating something wholly original while remaining true to all its parts.
Bill Badley
amazon.co.uk
Personnel
Michel Godard - serpent, tuba, bass instrument
Rabih Abou-Khalil - oud
Jarrod Cagwin - drums, frame drum, percussion
Luciano Biondini - accordion
Ricardo Ribeiro - vocals
Walter Quintus
Tracklist:
01. Como Um Rio
02. No Mar Das Tuas Pernas
03. A Lua Num Quarto
04. Amarrado A Saudade
05. Ja Nao Dá Como Está
06. Se O Meu Amor Me Pedisse
07. Quando Te Vejo Sorrir
08. Casa Da Mariquinhas
09. Beijos Ateus
10. A Gaivota Que Tus Es
11. Jogo Da Vida
12. Adolescencia Perdida
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