Mohamed Hassan (Libyan musician)

Mohamed Hassan
محمد حسن
Background information
Born1944
Al-Khums, Libya
Died17 December 2017(2017-12-17) (aged 73)
Tunisia
GenresArabic, Andalusi, Chaabi, Ma'luf
Years active1970–2017

Mohamed Hassan (Arabic: محمد حسن, c. 1944 – 17 December 2017)[1] was a Libyan singer and composer who rose to fame in Libya and North Africa in the early 1970s for his patriotic and Pan-Arabic songs.[2] He would remain a popular Libyan musician and singer until his death in 2017. He was known as Gaddafi's "Court Musician".[3]

  1. ^ "وفاة الفنّان والملحّن الليبي محمد حسن | القدس العربي Alquds Newspaper". web-archive-org.translate.goog. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "A homage to Libya's legendary artist". Middle East Monitor. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ theorbo1 (30 June 2012). "Mohammad Hassan, of Muammar's own Alqmazfah tribe at Sirte". Windows Live space. Retrieved 24 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)