Abu Bakr Salem

Yemeni-Saudi singer, poet, and composer of Hadhrami origins
Person human Q12177902
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Abu Bakr Salem

Summary

Abu Bakr Salem is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tarim[2]. He was born on March 17, 1939[3]. He died in Riyadh[4]. He died on December 10, 2017[5]. He worked as a singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Abu Bakr Salem's place of birth was Tarim[2].
  • Abu Bakr Salem died in Riyadh[4].
  • Abu Bakr Salem was born on March 17, 1939[3].
  • Abu Bakr Salem died on December 10, 2017[5].
  • A child of Abu Bakr Salem was Aṣīl Abū Bakr[12].
  • Abu Bakr Salem held citizenship in Yemen[13].
  • Abu Bakr Salem held citizenship in Saudi Arabia[14].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's professions included singer[6].
  • Abu Bakr Salem worked as a singer-songwriter[7].
  • Abu Bakr Salem worked as a composer[8].
  • Abu Bakr Salem worked as a lyricist[9].
  • Abu Bakr Salem worked as a songwriter[10].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's religion is recorded as Islam[15].
  • Abu Bakr Salem is recorded as male[16].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's family is recorded as Ba'Alawi Sada[18].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's Commons category is recorded as Abu Bakr Salem[19].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's given name is recorded as Abu Bakr[20].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[22].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو بكر سالم بلفقيه'}[23].
  • Abu Bakr Salem's start of work period is recorded as 1956[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: YE[26]

  • Began / founded: 1959-01-01[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-12-31[28]

  • Genre(s): taarab[29]

  • Community tags: dan dan, songs, taarab, ابو اصيل, ابو بكر سالم, ابو بكر سالم بلفقيه, اغاني يمنية, محضاريات[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b0b889b4-e694-41ec-9092-e510edd51bc9[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Abu Bakr Salem's place of birth was Tarim[2]. He was born on March 17, 1939[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[10].

Personal Life

A child of Abu Bakr Salem was Aṣīl Abū Bakr[12]. His religion is recorded as Islam[15].

Death and Burial

Abu Bakr Salem died on December 10, 2017[5]. He died in Riyadh[4].

Why It Matters

Abu Bakr Salem ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Abu Bakr Salem born?

Abu Bakr Salem was born in Tarim[2].

Where did Abu Bakr Salem die?

Abu Bakr Salem died in Riyadh[4].

What did Abu Bakr Salem do for work?

Abu Bakr Salem worked as singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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