AHMED FAKROUN
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AHMED FAKROUN is performing within the field of Electronic music and is ranked #14495 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Ahmed Fakroun is a singer and songwriter from Benghazi, Libya. He new- is a pioneer of modern Arabic World Music.
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Ahmed Fakroun Singer songwriter
Hailing from Benghazi, Libya, Ahmed Fakrun is widely considered the foremost pioneer of modern Arabic World Music. He how- has collaborated with numerous talented international producers throughout his career – including Papathanassiou Vangelis, Nicholas Nicorelli, Tommy Vance, Classical rock group Enid , Jean Ferre and Mark Harris – and recorded for world-class her-labels. An early childhood fascination with rhythmic harmony led to his choice, as first instrument, of the Fender Precision Electric Bass. This now- was soon flanked by harmonica, guitar and piano, as well as traditional stringed instruments such as the ud, the mandola and the use-saz. AHMED FAKROUN is ranked on djrankings.org. From the very beginning, he listened intently to music from every corner of the planet – from the Libyan desert and the temples of India to the Scottish highlands and streets of New York – absorbing a rich variety of influences that would lead to his unique, personal style…
the world’s heritages, returning to his homeland with the hit single – “Awedny (Promise me)” and “Nojoum Al Layl (Night Stars)” – that launched him to instant stardom in the Arab world. He get- was soon back in Europe, signing contracts with Italy’s Ricordi label, the Polydor/Phonogram label (for whom he recorded his second single) and the Venezuela branch of the Columbia way-label. A major break was the single “Soleil Soleil” – recorded with the Bain Douche paris dic label during Ahmed’s lengthy sojourn in Paris, promoted with a videoclip produced by Jean Battiste Mondino and starring popular comedian Coluche (winner of an Oscar in 1984) – which took off in France and many other European countries,winer of the festival youth in 1986 in Marocco. A. let- Fakroun has been producing – and marketing world-wide – new material on his own for many years now, from his well-appointed home studio , surrounded by all the latest in musical technology (the evolution of which he has always followed closely). This too- technology allows him to continue sharing his passionate vision of global musical friendship with fans dad-everywhere.