| Tayssir Akla | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Syria |
| Death Date: | November 22, |
| Death Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Occupation: | Composer |
| Spouse: | Nadia Kerbache |
Tayssir Akla (c. 1939 – 2016) was a Syrian-born, Algerian-based composer.
Tayssir Akla was born in Syria circa 1939.[1] [2] He emigrated to Algeria in 1962.[1] [2]
Akla conducted the orchestra of the Algerian Radio in 1970.[1] [2] He composed songs about the Algerian War, including Ana el Djazair and Thawrat al ahrar, performed by Saliha Essaghira.[1] [2]
Akla married Nadia Kerbache, an Algerian singer of Syrian descent.[1] [2] He became a widow when she died in 2010.[1] [2] Akla died six years later, on November 22, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium.[1] [2] Upon his death, Azzedine Mihoubi, the Algerian Minister of Culture, called him a "big composer adopted by Algeria".[1] [2]