Nafas

by Rabih Abou-Khalil

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 September 1988
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Length: 49:25
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A deeply emotive fusion of Middle Eastern classical traditions and improvisational jazz frameworks. The Lebanese oud virtuoso leads a skilled ensemble through complex, rhythmic compositions that maintain a spacious, meditative production aesthetic. The seamless integration of global instrumentation creates a rich, atmospheric dialogue between Western jazz and Arabic musical heritage.

Genres

Descriptors: ensemble, strings, traditional, improvisation, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Awakening (2:01)
  2. Window (8:52)
  3. Gaval Dance (4:21)
  4. The Return I (6:12)
  5. The Return II (4:20)
  6. Incantation (6:00)
  7. Waiting (7:26)
  8. Amal Hayati (6:39)
  9. Nafas (1:31)
  10. Nandi (2:03)

Credits

  • Rabih Abou-Khalil - primary artist, oud
  • Selim Kusur - primary artist, ney [nay], voice, ney, vocal
  • Glen Velez - primary artist, frame drum
  • Setrak Sarkissian - primary artist, goblet drum, darbuka

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