Em Português

Em Português is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil which was recorded in Germany in 2007 and released on the Enja label the following year.

[1] The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated "Oud master Rabih Abou-Khalil has been known to mix and match various ethnic strains, but in the case of Em Portugues, he's outdone himself.

It's a powerful, driving, feverish sound that speaks a strong emotional language .... A recording for specific tastes and the leader's fans, it certainly gives food for thought as to what will be the next move from the brilliant bandleader and single-minded world musician, who continues to be in a class by himself".

[2] In The Guardian, John L Walters wrote "it's a deliciously odd idea - Portuguese poems set to music by a composer (Abou-Khalil) who didn't at the time speak a word of the language, and performed by an international band, fronted by Ricardo Ribeiro, the young fado singer from Lisbon.

[3] All About Jazz reviewer Ian Patterson noted "The project sees Abou-Khalil utilizing a singer for the first time—the impressive fadoist Ricardo Ribeiro.