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Slimane Azem
Arts & Music
12
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Slimane Azem

โต™โตโต‰โตŽโดฐโต โต„โดฐโตฃโดปโตŽ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1918 โ€“ 1983 (64 years old)

Immense Kabyle poet, composer, and satirist who recorded over 200 songs, becoming the beloved voice of the Algerian working-class diaspora through his allegorical animal fables and nostalgia.

Moissac, France
Youssef Wahbi
Arts & Music
11
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Youssef Wahbi

ูŠูˆุณู ูˆู‡ุจูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1898 โ€“ 1982 (84 years old)

Monumental 'Dean of Arab Theater' who studied under Italian master actor Chiantoni, founded the legendary Ramses Theatrical Troupe in 1923, and was granted the rank of Bey by King Farouk for elevating Arabic drama.

Cairo, Egypt
Abdel Waress Assar
Arts & Music
6
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Abdel Waress Assar

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ูˆุงุฑุซ ุนุณุฑ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1894 โ€“ 1982 (87 years old)

Beloved 'Dean of Arabic Diction' and screen master whose 70-year acting career, screenplays for Mohammed Abdel Wahab, and textbook Fan al-Ilqa' trained three generations of Arab actors in classical speech.

Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed Jamoussi
Arts & Music
5
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Mohamed Jamoussi

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฌู…ูˆุณูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1910 โ€“ 1982 (71 years old)

Legendary singer, composer, poet, and actor from Sfax who composed timeless national masterpieces including Rihat El Blad and Asl El Khelafa, bridging classical Malouf and modern song.

Sfax, Tunisia
Hadj Abderrahmane
Arts & Music
0
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Hadj Abderrahmane

ุญุงุฌ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ุงู† (ุงู„ู…ูุชุด ุทุงู‡ุฑ)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1940 โ€“ 1981 (40 years old)

Beloved comedic genius of Algerian cinema who created the unforgettable character 'L'Inspecteur Tahar', starring in comedy classics like 'Les Vacances de l'Inspecteur Tahar'.

Algiers, Algeria
Riad Al Sunbati
Arts & Music
15
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Riad Al Sunbati

ุฑูŠุงุถ ุงู„ุณู†ุจุงุทูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
November 30, 1906 โ€“ September 10, 1981 (74 years old)

Towering Egyptian classical composer and oud virtuoso whose majestic, complex musical suites for Umm Kulthum, notably 'Al-Atlal' (The Ruins), represent the supreme pinnacle of neoclassical 20th-century Arabic musical art.

Cairo, Egypt
Amara Debbache
Arts & Music
0
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Amara Debbache

ุนู…ุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ุฏุจุงุด
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1929 AD โ€“ 1981 (52 years old)

Talented modernist painter of the Tunis School known for his vibrant gouaches and poetic interpretations of traditional Maghrebi architecture and equestrian pageantry.

Tunis, Tunisia
Robert Nesta Marley
Arts & Music
32
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Robert Nesta Marley

Bob Marley
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica
6 February 1945 โ€“ 11 May 1981 (36 years old)

Global musical and spiritual prophet who brought Jamaican reggae and Rastafari consciousness to the world stage, uniting humanity with anthems of liberation, peace, and love in Exodus, Redemption Song, and One Love.

Miami (Florida), United States
Bill Evans
Arts & Music
25
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Bill Evans

William John Evans
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1929 โ€“ 1980 (51 years old)

American jazz pianist and composer whose impressionistic chord voicings, lyrical touch, and modal harmonies reshaped modern jazz, celebrated for 'Kind of Blue' and Village Vanguard trios.

New York City, United States
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