Mohammed El-Bakkar

Mohammed El-Bakkar
Mohammed El-Bakkar
Birth name	Mohammed El Bakkar
Born	1913; Lebanon, Ottoman Empire
Died	8 September 1959; Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States

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

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.^[1]

Discography[]

Port Said: Music of the Middle East, Vol. 1 (Audio Fidelity) (w/Nejla Ates on album cover)^[2]
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: Singer of Middle Eastern Songs is Dead at 46." The New York Times, September 9, 1959, p. 41.
^ Tracks of port said

External links[]

Mohammed El-Bakkar page
Mohammed El-Bakkar at the Internet Broadway Database
Mohammed El-Bakkar at IMDb

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

[2] Tracks of port said

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