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Name
  
Mohammed El-Bakkar


Role
  
Music performer

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Died
  
September 8, 1959, Pawtucket, United States

Albums
  
Port Said - Music Of The Middle East

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George Wassouf, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Najwa Karam, Hani Shaker, Fadl Shaker

Mohammed el bakkar his oriental ensemble port said 1958


Mohammed El-Bakkar (Arabic: محمد البكار‎‎; died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States, September 8, 1959) was a Lebanese tenor, oud player, and conductor.

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El-Bakkar was a noted tenor and appeared in several Arabic-language films. He moved to the United States in 1952 and lived in Brooklyn. He released several LPs of Arabic music in the United States. He also played a singing oriental rug salesman in the Broadway musical Fanny, in the Oriental bazaar scene; the production ran from 1954 to 1956.

El-Bakkar died of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 8, 1959, at the age of 46, after collapsing while performing at an annual Lebanese American festival in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Mohammed el bakkar port said music of the middle east full album audio fidelity 5833 1957


Discography

  • Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 1 (Audio Fidelity) (w/Nejla Ates on album cover)
  • Sultan of Bagdad: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 2 (Audio Fidelity)
  • Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 3 (Audio Fidelity)
  • The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 4 (Audio Fidelity)
  • Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5 (Audio Fidelity)
  • Exotic Music of The Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6 (Audio Fidelity)
  • References

    Mohammed El-Bakkar Wikipedia