Ahmed Fakroun [SEP] country of citizenship
Ahmed Fakroun
Ahmed Fakroun (; born 1953) is a singer and songwriter from Benghazi, Libya. He is a pioneer of modern Arabic World Music. 
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-
musical technology and it allows him to share his passionate vision of global musical friendship with fans everywhere.
Fakroun recently released a remix called Drago, a collaboration with Mudd (Paul Murphy) produced by Claremont 56.
External links.
- Ahmed Fakroun Official Website
- downloading Ahmed Fakroun's songs
- Ahmed Faknoun's page on Last.fm
- Ahmed Faknoun Article on BBC