Tarab

1993 studio album by Rabih Abou-Khalil

Tarab

Studio album by

Rabih Abou-Khalil

Released| 1993
Recorded| February 28 and March 1, 1992
Studio| Sound Studio N, Köln, Germany
Genre| Jazz, World music
Length| 60:52
Label| Enja
ENJ 7083
Producer| Rabih Abou-Khalil
Rabih Abou-Khalil chronology
| Blue Camel
(1992)  | Tarab
(1993)  | The Sultan's Picnic
(1994)

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This article is about the Studio album by Rabih Abou-Khalil. For the musical genre, see Taarab.

Tarab is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil, fusing traditional Arab music with jazz, which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Enja label the following year.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

The Allmusic review by Kurt Keefner called it " an album that certainly does not lack for atmosphere, but which would have benefited from greater tunefulness. Still, a very worthy effort" but stated it was "not the best place to start one's Rabih Abou-Khalil collection, especially if one is coming from a jazz background".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Rabih Abou-Khalil

1. "Bushman in the Desert" – 8:02
2. "After Dinner" – 5:52
3. "Awakening" – 8:06
4. "Haneen Wa Hanaan" – 8:07
5. "Lost Centuries" – 7:10
6. "In Search of the Well" – 3:38
7. "Orange Fields" – 9:38
8. "A Tooth Lost" – 5:20
9. "Arabian Waltz" - 4:59

## Personnel

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* Rabih Abou-Khalil – oud
* Glen Moore – bass
* Ramesh Shotham – South Indian drums, percussion
* Nabil Khaiat – frame drum, percussion

## References

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1. ^ Enja Records main series discography accessed June 18, 2018
2. ^ Rabih Abou-Khalil discography accessed June 18, 2018
3. ^ a b Keefner, Kurt. Rabih Abou-Khalil: Tarab – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Al-Jadida (1990)
* Blue Camel (1992)
* Tarab (1992)
* The Sultan's Picnic (1994)
* Arabian Waltz (1995)
* The Cactus of Knowledge (2000)
* Morton's Foot (2003)
* Journey to the Centre of an Egg (2004)
* Songs for Sad Women (2005)
* Em Português (2007)
* Trouble in Jerusalem (2009)

Live albums|

* Odd Times (1997)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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