Azza Fahmy Jewellery plays significant role in bringing her story to life on screen Add as a preferred source on Google This December marks a major cultural moment with the release of El Sett, the ...

Join the New York Arabic Orchestra featuring Marwa Morgan for an unforgettable evening at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium on Friday, September 26th, as we celebrate the life and legacy of ...

"Umm Kulthum is an Egyptian and Arab symbol we are proud of, and the best voice that expresses Egypt with its history and civilization," said the Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Henu. The ...

Tunisia’s Ghalia Benali, called the granddaughter of the Egyptian legend, will perform A tribute concert will be staged at Dubai Opera in honour of the region’s ‘Star of the Orient’ and one of the ...

In my recent salon class on global divas, I featured a song called “Ala Baladi Elmahboub” which translates as “to my beloved country” from a 1936 Egyptian classic film called Widad. Umm Kulthum (her ...

“Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis, and you have Umm Kulthum, the most accomplished singer ...

Kawkab El-Shark (“The Star of the East”) ensemble — the name is a reference to the appellation given to the late Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum — will perform during the ongoing 22nd edition of Fes ...

The late artist Chant Avedissian depicted Umm Kulthum in pop-art style for his piece El Sett El Kol in the early 1990s. Photo courtesy of the Estate of Chant Avedissian and Sabrina Amrani The ...

Cairo (AFP) – Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman.

These two excerpts from the documentary film, "Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt," show the power and nuance of the great singer's voice. Umm Kulthum sings a love song composed by one of her rivals.