Mohammed El-Bakkar ( ar, محمد البكار; died in

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, United States, September 8, 1959) was a Lebanese tenor, ''

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'' player, and conductor. El-Bakkar was a noted tenor and appeared in several Arabic-language films, mostly in the

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. He appeared in Mahmoud Zulfikar’s '' My Father Deceived Me'' (1951). He moved to the United States in 1952 and lived in

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. He released several LPs of Arabic music in the United States. He also played a singing

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salesman in the

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'' Fanny'', in the Oriental

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scene; the production ran from 1954 to 1956. El-Bakkar died of a

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on September 8, 1959, at the age of 46, after collapsing while performing at an annual

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festival in

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Discography

*''Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 1'' (

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) (w/

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on album cover)Tracks of port said
/ref> *''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) *Music for a Belly Dancer (Audio Fidelity)

References

External links

Mohammed El-Bakkar page
* * 1959 deaths Lebanese oud players Lebanese tenors Lebanese emigrants to the United States Singers from New York City Musicians from Brooklyn Audio Fidelity Records artists 1913 births {{US-singer-stub