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Tayssir Akla

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Tayssir Akla
Bornc. 1939
DiedNovember 22, 2016 (aged 76–77)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationComposer
SpouseNadia Kerbache

Tayssir Akla (c. 1939 – 2016) was a Syrian-born, Algerian-based composer.

Early life

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Tayssir Akla was born in Syria circa 1939.[1][2] He emigrated to Algeria in 1962.[1][2]

Career

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Akla conducted the orchestra of the Algerian Radio in 1970.[1][2] He composed songs about the Algerian War, including Ana el Djazair and Thawrat al ahrar, performed by Saliha Essaghira.[1][2]

Personal life and death

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Akla married Nadia Kerbache, an Algerian singer of Syrian descent.[1][2] He became a widow when she died in 2010.[1][2] Akla died six years later, on November 22, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium.[1][2] Upon his death, Azzedine Mihoubi, the Algerian Minister of Culture, called him a "big composer adopted by Algeria".[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Il avait dirigé l'orchestre de la RTA : Le compositeur Tayssir Akla n'est plus". Le Temps d'Algérie. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Décès du compositeur syrien "ami de l'Algérie" Tayssir Akla". Algeria Press Service. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.