Oum kalthoum. The Nightingale from Cairo
(2018)
Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Ammo Content, 2018
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 52 min.)) : sd., col
ISBN/ISSN
MWT12129096, 12129096
LANGUAGE
French
NOTES
Directed by Xavier Villetard
Umm Kulthum
40 years ago, the "Star of the East" died. Her death was mourned worldwide, giving rise to scenes of collective grievance. A real "Poor People's Singer" in her lifetime, she was venerated in Egypt, throughout the Arab world, and beyond. Through the power of her song, her unique voice that captured the crowds, and an exceptional repertoire, she performed the unheard-of feat of sweeping away the barriers between peoples -which, to this day, no politician has ever successfully done
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Mode of access: World Wide Web