DESCRIPTION:
Lars "Salem" al Fakir, born on 27 October 1981, is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer. His father Nabil al Fakir originated from Damascus, Syria and his mother, Inger, from Sweden. Salem is the fourth of six siblings, Aminah, Ayman, Nassim, Salem, Sami and Fares. Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano. During his career he has worked with artists including Robyn, Wille Crafoord and Snook. Along with elder brother Nassim he is a member of the FakirKarlsson trio which teamed up with fellow jazz musicians the Örjan Hultén Trio and have released two albums as H3FK, most recently "Nubiska Nätter" released in 2008. He has played a number of live concerts and festivals in Sweden. In 2008 Salem played live in Norway and Denmark, where his debut album "This Is Who I Am" was also released. Read more at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Al_Fakir


avslutar Salem sommaren på Liseberg i programmet Allsång med Lotta Engberg