Ahmed Fakroun (Arabic: أحمد
فكرون) was born in 1953 in the Libyan city of Benghazi. He first began singing daily
prayers. From there his interest grew, & he learned many instruments. He
plays the bouzouki-like saz, the mandol & the darbouka drum, as well as
guitar, bass guitar & keyboards.
Fakroun looked set to make his mark in world music circles
in the mid-1980s when his album Mots D'Amour was recorded &
released. It combines traditional Arab instruments & melodies with
electronic music & dance rhythms. It was released on the Celluloid label in
France.
Then came the US
aerial bombings of Libya in
April 1986, followed by years of international sanctions against Muammar
al-Gaddafi & Libya.
Evidence surfaced in the international media of terrorist links. This
information turned Libya's
government into a pariah of the West. It seriously impeded its citizens'
freedom of movement.
Ahmed was one of the most talented singers in modern Arabic electro-pop. Record companies did manage to market Arabic pop to international music fans at that time, but Fakroun missed out. Instead, all the action came from neighboring Algeria, as Khaled, Cheb Mami & others introduced the world to the North African sound known as raï music.
However, among raï singers, the pop-oriented Ahmed Fakroun’s style was superior to most all the other practitioners. He was greatly influenced by Euro-pop & French art-rock, not just the generalized rock of the others. Also, he had his multi-instrumental abilities as well as being a singer in both Western & Eastern traditions. At his best, his crossover style deepens into dramatically moving bi-culturalism.
Jama El F'Na
Kalimat Hob
Gelty
Fil Moden El Kibira
Face B –
Love Words
Soleil Soleil
Ya Farhi' Bik
O Ounic
Soleil Soleil
Ya Farhi' Bik
O Ounic
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Ya Bonya Khashety Baly
Ya Ghaly
Ya La Yemin
Ya Markeb El Ghaye
Geit Ya Sheta
Raheel
Aatebny
La Ma Nasina
Ya Saheb
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