Majid Bekkas

Moroccan Gnawa musician, guembri and oud player, composer
Person human Q961288
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Majid Bekkas

Summary

Majid Bekkas is a human[1]. Born in Salé[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1957[3]. He worked as a musician[4] and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Majid Bekkas was born in Salé[2].
  • Majid Bekkas was born on January 1, 1957[3].
  • Majid Bekkas held citizenship in Morocco[7].
  • Moroccan Arabic was Majid Bekkas's native language[8].
  • Majid Bekkas worked as a musician[4].
  • Majid Bekkas's professions included composer[5].
  • Majid Bekkas is recorded as male[9].
  • Majid Bekkas's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Majid Bekkas's genre is jazz[11].
  • Majid Bekkas's genre is jazz fusion[12].
  • Majid Bekkas's genre is Gnawa music[13].
  • Majid Bekkas's Commons category is recorded as Majid Bekkas[14].
  • Majid Bekkas's instrument is recorded as oud[15].
  • Majid Bekkas's instrument is recorded as sintir[16].
  • Majid Bekkas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[17].
  • Majid Bekkas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Majid Bekkas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[19].
  • Majid Bekkas's start of work period is recorded as 1990[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: MA[22]

  • Began / founded: 1957[23]

  • Genre(s): jazz, world fusion[24]

  • Community tags: jazz, world fusion[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 032592b6-c309-48fa-b92e-d3e48ebf1857[26]

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Origins and Family

Majid Bekkas's place of birth was Salé[2]. He was born on January 1, 1957[3]. Moroccan Arabic was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4] and composer[5].

Why It Matters

Majid Bekkas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Majid Bekkas born?

Majid Bekkas was born in Salé[2].

What did Majid Bekkas do for work?

Majid Bekkas worked as musician[4] and composer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation musician, composer
    Native language Moroccan Arabic
    Instance of human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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