Tuesday, December 31, 2019


Press release
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Lebanese composer Marcel Khalifa wins
the 15th Bouzghiba-Awards
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The 15thBouzghiba-Awards is attributed  to Lebanese composer Marcel Khalifa as a tribute for his  great achievement. The trophy was sent to the winner on Tuesday  31 th December .  Two books of  Razak were added to the trophy: The second  part of the monographic book  “Bouzghiba- Awards” and “A Voix nue, chroniques cinématographiques” .    
     Marcel Khalifa was born on June 10, 1950 in Amchit, Lebanon. He studied the oud at the Beirut National Conservatory of Music. Graduated in 1971, he became professor of  music in the same institution .
In the seventies of the last century , Marcel Khalife created a musical group in his native village. The Marcel Khalife's Al Mayadine Ensemble knew a reel notoriety in  Arab countries.
The ’’Bouzghgiba-Awards” is an original cultural prize which was created   in 2005 by a Moroccan artist, writer and critic-movie Razak Abderazzak. The creator of Bouzghiba’s avatar launched this cultural award in order to encourage humoristic performances around the World. The trophy is represented by a painting made by him and inspired by the life of the winner .
Art painting and bibliophilia are the two fundamentals characteristics that distinguish this  anti-materialist prize.  3 Tomes have been published under the same label, including one in France.
With this award , Marcel Khalifa joins honorably the talented creators as Ahmed Fouad Najm (B-Awards 2012) , Ennio Morricone (B-Awards 2015),  Peter Brook (B-Awards 2016) and  Lata Mangeskar (B-Awards 2018).

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