Rabih Abou-Khalil

oud, flute · 1957 · Beirut

Lebanese oud player who settled in Munich in 1978 during the civil war, he released his first album in 1981 and blends Arabic music and jazz. With Anouar Brahem and Dhafer Youssef, he made the oud a key instrument of ethno-jazz.

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Styles

• Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East

Landmark tracks

• Blue Camel (1992)

Sources

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