[1] He worked with other Khaliji music pioneers including Talal Maddah, Tariq Abdul-Hakim, and Abdulaziz Almufarrij (known by his stage name, Shadi Alkhaleej).

[3] His last release was a duet with young Yemeni singer and winner of the "Khaleeji Star" (a singing competition on the television) Fouad Abdulwahed.

[4] Abu Bakr was born on 17 March 1939, in Tarim, a town situated in Wadi Hadhramaut in eastern Yemen.

"[5] He started composing folk songs when he moved from Tarim to Aden which at the time was experiencing a cultural and musical boom, home to rising artists such as the Yemeni poet Lutfi Jafar Iman, and the singers Ahmed Bin Ahmed Qasim and Muhammad Saad Abdullah.

[5] Inspired by the amount of positive feedback that he received after his first appearance on TV and after his hit on the broadcast in Aden, Abu Bakr dedicated two years of hard work to focus on his music career.

[6] In 1958, Abu Bakr left to Beirut to find more opportunities as it had a well established regional music hub through its plethora of performance venues, radio stations, and well-designed recording studios.

He released a series of popular singles such as 24 Saa'ah (24 hours)[6] which sold more than one million copies and became a hit in the Arab world in a relatively short time.

His son Aseel Abu Bakr Salem followed his steps and he made a strong entrance to the world of Khaleeji music when he joined his father in the song "A Sun Between You and Me."

[5] His last public appearance was on the Saudi National Day celebration at the Red Sea city of Jeddah in September 2017.