Mohammed El Bakkar
Musical Artist
1913 – 1959
Who was Mohammed El Bakkar?
Mohammed El-Bakkar 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.
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- Born
- 1913
Lebanon - Also known as
- Mohammed El-Bakkar
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Sep 8, 1959
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on July 23, 2013
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