RABIH ABOU-KHALIL.

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-Bitter harvest -: Rabih Abou-Khalil Quartet : Rabih Abou-Khalil (fl, oud, glockenspiel, voice) Michael Armann (p, voice)
Jonathan Brock (perc, voice) Shankar Lal (tabla).
prob Ludwigsburg, Germany, February 5 & May 5 & 22, 1984.
.......... ....................... Bitter harvest (Requiem II) ............................. MMP (G) 170884 .
.......... ....................... Mackghara .................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Huqul wasia (Open fields) .........................................-.
.......... ....................... Belas boogie .............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Amal (Hope) ..............................................................-.
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-Compositions & Improvisations-: Rabih Abou-Khalil (fl, wood-fl, hca) Michael Armann (p).
December, 1981.
.......... ....................... Epitaph (For Lebanon) ................................... MMP (G) 170857.
.......... ....................... Straub und Flach ........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Seashore fantasy.........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Friedhofsvogel ...........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Oriental requiem ........................................................-.
.......... ....................... 103 ............................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Al-R-i.......................................................................-.
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-Between dusk and dawn-: Charlie Mariano (sop, as) Rabih Abou-Khalil (fl-1, oud) Michael Armann (p-4) Christian Burchard
(mar-3) Glen Moore (b) Glen Velez (d, eastern frame-d, darabuka, perc, voice-2) Ramesh Shotham (tavil, ghatam, mouthharp, dholak, kanjira).
Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1986.
.......... ....................... Dusk .............................................................. MMP (G) 170886 CD, Enja NJ 9371-2 .
.......... ....................... Bat dance ....................................................... same issues .
.......... ....................... Nightfall (1) ..............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Ugo in love ................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Chess with Mal ..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... The thing that came out of the swamp (1, 2, 3, 4) ........-.
.......... ....................... Dawn .........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... And finally ..... the oasis .............................................-.
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-Nafas-: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Selim Kusur (nay, vcl) Glen Velez (d) Setrak Sarkissian (darabukka).
Oslo, Norway, February 1988.
.......... ....................... Awakening..................................................... ECM (G) 1359, 835781-1, 835781-2.
.......... ....................... Window ......................................................... same issues.
.......... ....................... Gaval dance ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... The return I ................................................................-.
.......... ....................... The return II...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Incantation .................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Waiting......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Amal hayati................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Nafas .........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Nandi.........................................................................-.
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-Bukra-: Sonny Fortune (as) Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Glen Moore (b) Glen Velez (d, perc) Ramesh Shotham (perc, south
indian-d).
Kln, Germany, May 1988.
.......... ....................... Fortune seeker................................................ MMP (G) 170889 CD.
.......... ....................... Bukra.........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Kibbe.........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Remember .... the desert .............................................-.
.......... ....................... Nayla .........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Time ..........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Reflections (oud solo) ................................................-.
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-Al-Jadida-: Sonny Fortune (as) Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Glen Moore (b) Ramesh Shotham (indian-d, perc) Nabil Khaat
(perc, frame-d).
Ludwigsburg, Germany, October 8-10, 1990.
.......... ....................... Catania .......................................................... Enja (G) ENJ-6090-2.
.......... ....................... Nashwa......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... An evening with Jerry.................................................-.
.......... ....................... When the lights go out................................................-.
.......... ....................... Story teller .................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Ornette never sleeps ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Nadim........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Wishing well..............................................................-.
Note: ........ South indian drums include tablas, mridigam, etc..
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-Roots and sprouts-: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Glen Moore (b) Glen Velez (perc), Selim Kasur (nay) Yassin El-Achek (vln)
Mohammed Al-Sous (daraboukha).
Kln, Germany, November 23, 24 & 25, 1990.
.......... ....................... Caravan ......................................................... MMP (G) 170890 CD, Enja NJ9373-2.
.......... ....................... Remembering Machgara................................. same issues.
.......... ....................... Walking on air ...........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Nida...........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Revelation..................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Wordless....................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Sweet rain ..................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Outlook......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Caravan .....................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Dreams of a dying city................................................-.
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-Tarab-: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud, voice) Selim Kusur (nay) Glen Moore (b) Nabil Khaat (frame-d, perc) Ramesh Shotham
(south-indian-d, perc).
Kln, Germany, February 28 & March 1, 1992.
.......... ....................... Bushman in the desert (rak voice) .................. Enja (G) ENJ-7083-2.
.......... ....................... After dinner................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Awakening.................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Haneen wa hanaan......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Lost centuries.............................................................-.
.......... ....................... In search of the well ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Orange fields..............................................................-.
.......... ....................... A tooth lost ................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Arabian waltz.............................................................-.
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-Blue camel -: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Kenny Wheeler (tp, flhrn) Charlie Mariano (as) Steve Swallow (b, el-b) Milton
Cardona (cga) Nabil Khaiat, Ramesh Shotham (perc).
Kln, Germany, May 19, 20 & 21, 1992.
.......... ....................... Sahara............................................................ Enja (G) ENJ-7053-1 (audiophile pressing), ENJ-7053-2.
.......... ....................... Tsarka............................................................ same issues.
.......... ....................... Ziriab.........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Blue camel .................................................................-.
.......... ....................... On time......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... A night in the mountains.............................................-.
.......... ....................... Rabou-Abou-Kabou....................................................-.
.......... ....................... Beirut.........................................................................-.
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-The sultan's picnic-: Kenny Wheeler (to, flhrn) Charlie Mariano (as) Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud, bass oud) Howard Levy (hca)
Michel Godard (tu, serpent) Steve Swallow (el-b) Mark Nauseef (d) Milton Cardona (cga) Nabil Khaiat perc).
Kln, Germany, March 13-16, 1994.
.......... ....................... Sunrise in Montreal ........................................ Enja 8078-1 (audiophile pressing), ENJ-8078-2.
.......... ....................... Solitude ......................................................... same issues.
.......... ....................... Dog river ...................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Moments....................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Lamentation ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Nocturne au Villaret ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... The happy sheik .........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Snake soup.................................................................-.
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-Arabian waltz -: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Alexander Balanescu , Clare Connors (vln) Paul Martin (viola) David Cunliffe
(cello) Michel Godard (tu, serpente) Nabil Khaiat (perc).
Baden-Baden, Germany, & Zerkall, Switzerland, September 22 to 26 &
December 18 to 23, 1995.
.......... ....................... Arabian waltz................................................. Enja (G) ENJ-9059-2.
.......... ....................... Dreams of a dying city................................................-.
.......... ....................... Ornette never sleeps ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Georgina ....................................................................-.
.......... ....................... No visa ......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... The pain after .............................................................-.
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-Odd times -: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Howard Levy (hca) Michel Godard (tu, serpente) Mark Nauseef (d) Nabil Khaiat
(frame-d) .
Live, "Stadtgarten", Kln, Germany, May 11-13, 1997.
.......... ....................... The Sphinx and I ............................................ Enja (G) ENJ-9330-2.
.......... ....................... Dr. Gieler's prescription..............................................-.
.......... ....................... Elephant hips .............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Q-tips.........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Son of Ben Hur ..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... The happy sheik .........................................................-.

.......... ....................... One of those days .......................................................-.

.......... ....................... Rabou-Abou-Kabou....................................................-.
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-Yara -: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) Dominique Pifarely (vln) Vincent Courtois (cello) Nabil Khaiat (frame-d).
Zerkall, Switzerland, June 4-6, 1998.
.......... ....................... Requiem ........................................................ Enja (G) ENJ-9360-2.
.......... ....................... Imminent journey .......................................................-.
.......... ....................... A gracious man ..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... On a bus.....................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Grateful parting..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... The passage of life......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Through the window...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Lithe dream................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Puppet master.............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Bint El Bahr...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... The end of faith..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... The knowledge of a child............................................-.