Mohammed El-Bakkar

Mohammed El-Bakkar (Arabic: محمد البكار‎; died 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.

Discography

• Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 1 (Audio Fidelity Records)^[1]
• Sultan of Bagdad: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 2 (Audio Fidelity Records)
• Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 3 (Audio Fidelity Records)
• The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 4 (Audio Fidelity Records)
• Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5 (Audio Fidelity Records)
• Exotic Music of The Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6 (Audio Fidelity Records)

References

• "Mohammed El Bakkar: Singer of Middle Eastern Songs is Dead at 46." The New York Times, September 9, 1959, p. 41.

1. ^ Tracks of port said

External links

• Mohammed El-Bakkar page
• Internet Broadway Database entry
• El-Bakkar at the Internet Movie Database

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