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Mohamed Khadda
Arts & Music
12
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Mohamed Khadda

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฎุฏุฉ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1930 โ€“ 1991 (61 years old)

Pioneering visual artist and theorist regarded as a foundational father of contemporary non-figurative art in Algeria, famous for infusing Arabic calligraphy and Berber motifs into lyric abstraction.

Algiers, Algeria
Hedi Jouini
Arts & Music
14
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Hedi Jouini

ุงู„ู‡ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุฌูˆูŠู†ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
November 1, 1909 โ€“ November 30, 1990 (81 years old)

Legendary Tunisian singer, oud virtuoso, and composer often heralded as the father of modern Tunisian popular song, whose vast repertoire bridged Andalusian malouf melodies with flamenco, tango, and modern chanson.

Tunis, Tunisia
Willy Vandersteen
Arts & Music
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Willy Vandersteen

Willebrord Jan Frans Maria Vandersteen
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
1913 โ€“ 1990 (77 years old)

Flemish comic strip titan revered as 'the Bruegel of the comic strip' who created Suske en Wiske (Bob et Bobette), De Rode Ridder, and Bessy, selling hundreds of millions of albums across the Low Countries.

Kalmthout (Antwerp), Belgium
Oulaya
Arts & Music
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Oulaya

ุนูู„ูŠู‘ุฉ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
November 4, 1936 โ€“ March 19, 1990 (53 years old)

Eminent Tunisian songstress celebrated as the Voice of the Era whose dynamic vocal range, dramatic phrasing, and collaborations with Egyptian and Maghrebi masters established her among the greatest Arab singers of the twentieth century.

Tunis, Tunisia
Mohamed Reggab
Arts & Music
5
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Mohamed Reggab

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฑูƒุงุจ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1942 โ€“ 1990 (48 years old)

Pioneering Moroccan filmmaker whose 1982 social realist masterpiece Le Coiffeur du quartier des pauvres (The Barber of the Poor Quarter) is recognized as a landmark achievement of North African militant cinema.

Safi, Morocco
Seymali Ould Ahmed Vall
Arts & Music
12
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Seymali Ould Ahmed Vall

ุงู„ุณูŠู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆู„ุฏ ุฃุญู…ุฏ ูุงู„
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania
1928 โ€“ 1990 (62 years old)

Master of traditional Moorish music and supreme virtuoso of the four-stringed tidinit lute, who modernised traditional modal systems and composed Mauritania's first national anthem.

Nouakchott, Mauritania
Boualem Titiche
Arts & Music
9
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Boualem Titiche

ุจูˆุนู„ุงู… ุชูŠุชูŠุด (ุจูˆุนู„ุงู… ู…ู†ุตูˆุฑูŠ)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1908 โ€“ 1989 (81 years old)

Unrivaled master virtuoso of the traditional Algerian oboe (ghaita and zurna) who brought authentic folk rhythms from Casbah festivals to symphony halls across Europe and the Soviet Union.

Algiers, Algeria
Mustapha Kateb
Arts & Music
20
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Mustapha Kateb

ู…ุตุทูู‰ ูƒุงุชุจ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1920 โ€“ 1989 (69 years old)

Pioneering theatrical director and actor who directed the historic FLN Theatrical Troupe during the War of Independence and founded the Algerian National Theatre (TNA) after independence.

Algiers, Algeria
Ahmed El Bidaoui
Arts & Music
18
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Ahmed El Bidaoui

ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุจูŠุถุงูˆูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1918 โ€“ 1989 (71 years old)

Pioneering Moroccan composer, singer, and oud maestro celebrated as the 'Moroccan Abdel Wahab', who led the National Radio Orchestra and modernized classical Arabic art music.

Rabat, Morocco
Chafia Rochdi
Arts & Music
16
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Chafia Rochdi

ุดุงููŠุฉ ุฑุดุฏูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
November 7, 1910 โ€“ July 21, 1989 (78 years old)

Groundbreaking Tunisian singer, actress, and theater troupe director who was one of the earliest Muslim women to take the stage in North Africa, establishing a permanent legacy in musical drama.

Tunis, Tunisia
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