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Ali Sriti
Arts & Music
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Ali Sriti

ุนู„ูŠ ุงู„ุณุฑูŠุชูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1919 โ€“ 2007 (88 years old)

Supreme maestro of the Tunisian oud and guardian of the classical Andalusian Malouf heritage who directed the National Radio Orchestra and mentored international virtuoso Anouar Brahem.

Tunis, Tunisia
Fouad El-Mohandes
Arts & Music
12
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Fouad El-Mohandes

ูุคุงุฏ ุงู„ู…ู‡ู†ุฏุณ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1924 โ€“ 2006 (82 years old)

Revered as 'El-Ostaz' (The Master), he was the towering architect of Egyptian stage comedy in the 20th century, inspiring generations of Arab comedians and hosting the daily radio show Kalemny Shokran.

Cairo, Egypt
Bismillah Khan
Arts & Music
27
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Bismillah Khan

เค‰เคธเฅเคคเคพเคฆ เคฌเคฟเคธเฅเคฎเคฟเคฒเฅเคฒเคพเคน เค–เคผเคพเคจ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India
1916 โ€“ 2006 (90 years old)

Legendary Indian classical musician who elevated the shehnai from a modest wedding folk instrument to the premier concert classical stage, awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), India
Arts & Music
6
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Fatima Chebchoub

ูุงุทู…ุฉ ุดุจุดูˆุจ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1952 โ€“ 2006 (54 years old)

Visionary dramatist, director, and university professor who made history as Morocco's first female Halqa street storyteller, transforming traditional masculine oral theater into feminist social critique.

Casablanca, Morocco
El Hachemi Guerouabi
Arts & Music
17
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El Hachemi Guerouabi

ุงู„ู‡ุงุดู…ูŠ ู‚ุฑูˆุงุจูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1938 โ€“ 2006 (68 years old)

Undisputed modern giant of Algerian Chaabi music who modernized the Casbah musical genre with peerless vocal elegance, theatrical charisma, and unforgettable masterpieces like 'El Barah'.

Algiers, Algeria
Cheikha Rimitti
Arts & Music
32
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Cheikha Rimitti

ุงู„ุดูŠุฎุฉ ุฑูŠู…ูŠุชูŠ (ุณุนุฏูŠุฉ ุงู„ุบูŠุฒุงู†ูŠุฉ)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1923 โ€“ 2006 (83 years old)

Fierce and legendary Algerian vocalist acclaimed as the 'Grandmother of Raรฏ' (Godmother of Raรฏ), who defied social conventions for six decades to sing raw, uncensored songs of female desire, poverty, and liberation.

Val-de-Marne, France
Edgar Naccache
Arts & Music
4
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Edgar Naccache

ุฅุฏุบุงุฑ ู†ู‚ุงุด
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1917 โ€“ 2006 (88 years old)

Leading Tunisian Jewish painter and co-founder of the Tunis School whose luminous Mediterranean landscapes, harbor scenes, and still lifes captured the soft coastal light of Carthage.

Paris (Memorial in Tunis), France
Arts & Music
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Dรฉbora Arango

Dรฉbora Arango Pรฉrez
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia
1907-11-11 โ€“ 2005-12-04 (98 years old)

Fearless expressionist painter whose raw, satirical canvases exposed military dictatorship, corrupt politicians, and female oppression, defying clerical censorship to become an icon on the 2,000-peso banknote.

Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
Mustapha Skandrani
Arts & Music
11
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Mustapha Skandrani

ู…ุตุทูู‰ ุงุณูƒู†ุฏุฑุงู†ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1920 โ€“ 2005 (84 years old)

Supreme piano virtuoso who adapted the Western acoustic piano to the microtonal modes (istikhbar) of Algerian Chaabi and Andalusian classical music for six decades.

Algiers, Algeria
Salim Halali
Arts & Music
6
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Salim Halali

ุณู„ูŠู… ุงู„ู‡ู„ุงู„ูŠ (ุดู…ุนูˆู† ู‡ู„ุงู„ูŠ)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1916 โ€“ 2005 (88 years old)

World-famous Jewish-Algerian superstar born in Annaba, whose passionate fusion of Chaabi, Andalusian melodies, and flamenco made him a global sensation across the Arab world.

Antibes (honored in Annaba), France
Athmane Bali
Arts & Music
5
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Athmane Bali

ุนุซู…ุงู† ุจุงู„ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1953 โ€“ 2005 (52 years old)

Virtuoso Tuareg oud player, singer, and lyricist from Djanet whose sublime desert melodies brought the musical soul of the Tassili n'Ajjer to international concert halls.

Djanet (Illizi), Algeria
Fatna Bent Lhoucine
Arts & Music
5
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Fatna Bent Lhoucine

ูุงุทู†ุฉ ุจู†ุช ุงู„ุญุณูŠู†
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1935 โ€“ 2005 (70 years old)

Undisputed Queen of Moroccan Aita music whose powerful, emotive voice and mastery of oral epic poetry preserved the classical Hasbaoui and Marsaoui repertoires for over forty years with Troupe Oulad Ben Aguida.

Sidi Bennour, Morocco
Ahmed Zaki
Arts & Music
12
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Ahmed Zaki

ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุฒูƒูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1949 โ€“ 2005 (55 years old)

Universally revered as Egypt's greatest method actor, 'The Black Tiger' delivered astonishing chameleon transformations embodying Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Taha Hussein, and Abdel Halim Hafez.

Cairo, Egypt
Kenzo Tange
Arts & Music
36
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Kenzo Tange

ไธนไธ‹ ๅฅไธ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
1913 โ€“ 2005 (91 years old)

Titan of 20th-century architecture who rebuilt Hiroshima with the Peace Memorial Park, designed the iconic sweeping suspension roofs of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, and won the 1987 Pritzker Prize.

Tokyo, Japan
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Arts & Music
34
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M. S. Subbulakshmi

เดฎเดงเตเดฐเตˆ เดทเตบเดฎเตเด–เดตเดŸเดฟเดตเต เดธเตเดฌเตเดฌเดฒเด•เตเดทเตเดฎเดฟ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India
1916 โ€“ 2004 (88 years old)

Pioneering Indian Carnatic classical vocalist hailed as 'The Queen of Song' by Jawaharlal Nehru, who became the first musician awarded the Bharat Ratna and first Indian to perform at the UN General Assembly.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India
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