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Ahmed Fakroun

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Arabic music

Ahmed Fakroun was born in 1953 in Benghazi, Libya. Fascinated by music from an early age, he began his apprenticeship on the bass, gradually discovering other instruments such as the harmonica, guitar and piano, as well as traditional string instruments such as the oud, mandola and saz. He remained attentive to various musical currents, both Western and rooted in African music, and absorbed a rich variety of influences that soon led him to define his own style. Moving to England after starting out in Libya with his first band, he met producer Tommy Vance, with whom he made his fi...