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Umm Kulthum - Early Stage and in Cinema
Umm Kulthum - Early Stage and in Cinema
Early Life Road to Fame and the Rise Awards and Umm Kultuum in Cinema
of Umm Kulthuum Rrecognitions
HELLO! I’m Katia
Awarded Nishan El
Kamal by King Olympia concert in
Farouk, highest Paris - only concert
level award she gave outside
reserved the Arab world
exclusively to the
Royal Family
Sayed Darwish (1892-1923)
● Father of modern Arab music
● Iconic Music Composers
● 1918 - was inspired by the renowned Arabic
lyricist Salama Hegazy
● Composed the famous National Anthem (Beladi
Beladi)
● Composed “Salma ya Salama” and “El-Helwa
dih”
● Collaborated with Naguib Al-Rihani and
composed 7 Operettas
Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1902-1991)
● Prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor and
composer
● Known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic
songs
● Instruments: Vocals and Oud
● Known for his Egyptian Nationalist and
Revolutionary songs
● “Ya Masr Tam El-Hanna”, “Hay Ala El-Falah”, “El
Watan El Akbar”
● Composed the national anthem of Libya (adopted
1951-1969, 2011)
Thank you
Any questions?
Resources
● https://egypttravelblog.com/podcast032/
● https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2020/03/umm-kulthum-a-tribute-to-a-legendar
y-voice-of-egypt/
● https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/112511/Umm-Kulthum-Ensemble-for-A
rabic-Music-to-perform-in-Alexandria
● https://www.britannica.com/biography/Umm-Kulthum-Egyptian-musician
● https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/28/she-exists-out-of-time-umm-k
ulthum-arab-musics-eternal-star
● https://enterprise.press/stories/2023/01/03/umm-kulthum-is-the-only-arab-in-r
olling-stones-200-greatest-singers-list-chinese-companies-are-jumping-on-virt
ual-employees-92693/