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, mostly in the Egyptian cinema. He appeared in Mahmoud Zulfikar’s My Father [Deceived Me]. 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.
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
- Music for a Belly Dancer