Ahmed Fakroun
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Ahmed Fakroun (Arabic: أحمد فكرون; born 1953) is a singer and songwriter from Benghazi, Libya. He is a pioneer of modern Arabic World Music.[2]
John Storm Roberts, of Original Music, AllMusic, wrote that among raï singers, the pop-oriented Ahmed Fakroun stands out on two grounds. First, he is influenced by Europop and French art rock, not just the generalized rock of the others. Second, he's a multi-instrumentalist in both traditions as well as a singer. He plays bouzouki-like saz, mandol and darbouka drum, as well as guitar, bass guitar and keyboards. Sometimes he seems overly crossover-oriented: but on form, his crossover deepens into telling biculturalism.[3] It has also been noted that Fakroun was a pioneer in bringing disco music to raï.[4]
- Awedni, produced by Tommy Vance, 1973 London, UK (distributed by Wadny Recordi, Columbia Records, Polydor France, 1977)
- Nisyan, arranged by Nicolas Vangelis & Ahmed Fakroun, 1977, Italy (distributed by Shawara Al Madina, recorded With Enid at Lodge Studio, and mixed at Edin studio London)
- Yumma, 1978, Italy (Recorded at IAF Studio)
- Shibacik (with Mark Harris), 1979, Italy
- Soleil Soleil (with Jhon Ferre), 1983 / 1984, Paris
- You Son (Prince Language Edit).
- Love Words (aka Mots D'amour), 1987, Paris (recorded in Paris at Studio des Dame and Garage Studios)
- Intithar (recorded at Garage Studios, Paris)
- Sinbad (Released by Fakrounmusic, recorded in Libya)
- Salma (Released by Fakrounmusic, recorded in Libya)
