Songs for Sad Women

2007 studio album by Rabih Abou-Khalil

Songs for Sad Women

Studio album by

Rabih Abou-Khalil

Released

2007

Recorded

February 10–15, 2005

Studio

Sound Studio, Zerkall, Germany

Genre

Jazz, World music

Length

55:47

Label

Enja
ENJ 9494

Producer

Rabih Abou-Khalil, Walter Quintus

Rabih Abou-Khalil chronology

Journey to the Centre of an Egg
(2005)

Songs for Sad Women
(2007)

Em Português
(2008)

Songs for Sad Women is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil which was recorded in Germany in 2005 but not released on the Enja label until 2007.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	^[2]

All About Jazz reviewer Ian Patterson observed "On Songs for Sad Women Abou-Khalil marshals a stripped-down ensemble which plays with air akin to intimate chamber music, yet with the soul of timeless folk music ... This is a highly satisfying addition to Rabih Abou-Khalil's impressive discography; graceful and poetic, and one that lingers in the memory".^[2]

The BBC Music review by John Eyles stated "After twenty-five years and eighteen albums, it is unlikely that Rabih Abou-Khalil is going to spring any great surprises; long ago he found a distinctive individual style and has stuck to it since – with sufficient variations to keep it fresh and interesting. One need only hear this music for a few seconds to identify its creator. Aficionados will find everything that keeps them coming back for more; the characteristic blend of jazz-inflected Arabic melody with subtle rhythms combines into a hypnotic whole, as ever with Abou-Khalil’s fluent oud playing in a central role".^[3]