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Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt |
| Michal Goldman |
| Arab Film Distribution, 2006, 68 min. with booklet, DVD. |
| A documentary about Egypt's best-known female singer of this century. Born to a peasant family, Umm Kulthum became the most famous singer of the Arab world. Follows her story from the Qur'anic school she attended as a girl to her wildly popular concerts, to her death in 1975, when some four million Egyptians thronged Cairo's streets for her funeral. Archival footage of her concerts, and interviews with those who knew here—including Naguib Mahfouz—make this a fascinating account. "She had the musicality of Ella Fitzgerald, the public presence of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis Presley." Narrated by Omar Sharif. |
| List Price: $24.95 |
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