Port Said - Mohammed El-Bakkar

Port Said

Port Said
Music Of The Middle East
Mohammed El-Bakkar and His Oriental Ensemble
A Study In High Fidelity Sound
Cover Model: Nejla Ates - Dancing Star of "Fanny"
Audio Fidelity STEREODISC AFSD 5833
1958

From the back cover: Mohammed El-Bakkar is an idol of Middle Easterners not only abroad, but throughout the United States. He was a featured star in the highly successful Broadway revue, "Fanny," for two years, which added to a lengthy list of outstanding achievements in the world of entertainment. Bakkar has given command performances for former King Farouk of Egypt, for his successor, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Haguib, for King Ibn Sand of Saudi Arabia and the Shah of Iran. s actor, he has appeared in no less than 32 motion pictures which he himself produced and directed. He has numerous radio and television appearances to his credit. Bakkar came to the U.S. a few years ago for a sixth concert tour, and decided he liked it so much that he resolved to stay and become a citizen. He has filled engagements in major eastern cities and has been acclaimed enthusiastically everywhere. During leisure hours, when not giving a performance, he enjoys nothing more than entertaining Syrian, Lebanese, Turkish and Persian compatriots the world over.

Port Said (Port Said)
Sauda Sauda (Dark Eyes)
Bint Ll Geran (Girl Next Door)
Banat Iskandaria (Girls Of Alexandria)
Al Jazayair (Dance Of Algiers)
Hello Hope (Be Careful Of Love)
Haun Meelee (Sway Here)
Balady (Native Girl)
Rahks Port Said (Dance Of Port Said)
Hygalo (They Say I Love Her)
Geena Ghanneelak (I Sing Of Thee)
Ah Ya Zain (Beautiful One)