Voice of Egypt
Voice of Egypt Umm Kulthum, the "voice of Egypt," was the most celebrated musical performer of the century in the Arab world. Thanks to her skillful and pioneering use of mass media, her songs still…
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Voice of Egypt
Umm Kulthum, the "voice of Egypt," was the most celebrated musical performer of the century in the Arab world. Thanks to her skillful and pioneering use of mass media, her songs still permeate the international airwaves. More than twenty years after her death, her devoted audience, drawn from all strata of Arab society, still numbers in the millions.
From childhood, her mentors honed her exceptional abilities to accord with Arab and Muslim practice, and as her stature grew, she remained attentive to her audience In the first English-language biography of Umm Kulthum, Virginia Danielson chronicles the life of a major musical figure and the confluence of artistry, society, and creativity that characterized her remarkable career.Danielson examines the careful construction of Umm Kulthum's phenomenal popularity and success in a society that discouraged women from public performance.