Mohammed El-Bakkar
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Mohammed El-Bakkar (Arabic: محمد البكار; d. Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States, September 8, 1959) was a Lebanese tenor, oud player, and conductor.
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.
He 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.
[edit] Discography
- Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 1
- Sultan of Bagdad: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 2
- Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 3
- The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 4
- Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5
- Exotic Music of The Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6
[edit] References
- "Mohammed El Bakkar: Singer of Middle Eastern Songs is Dead at 46." The New York Times, September 9, 1959, p. 41.
