Mr.Rabih's unique take on world music has gained loyal
fan following throughout the world, celebrating his concepts
and manifestations of an old culture Rabih Abou Khalil,
this Beirut-born oud player, flautist and composer made
his mark as an innovative and brilliant world musician
years before world music became an international trend.
His signature style has been to fuse the staccato beats
of Arab and North African music with the riffs of big-band
jazz.
This inventive instrumentalist has combined
seemingly incongruous arrangements such as swinging
horn octet backed by a eastern percussionist and a western
drummer. His transcending of musical genres and cultural
boundaries has attracted musicians from around the world
to collaborate with him. Mr. Khalil's international
style has won him an international audience-his compositions
have been celebrated and has seduced audiences worldwide
from locations ranging from Montreal to Taiwan, from
Damascus to Paris.
Though he reaches beyond the limits imposed
by genres and simplified categorization, Mr. Khalil's
music is steeped in the rich traditions of Middle Eastern
music. His compositions follow the spiraling detours
of Arabian tales and take unexpected turns that culminate
in startling and sublime resolutions. From unique life
experiences that drives his compositions to the border
horizon evolving in the 21st century.
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