Umm Kulthum

À propos de Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum is the most celebrated singer in the history of Arabic music, revered across the Arab world as Kawkab al-Sharq, the Star of the East. For half a century her monthly radio concerts brought life across the region to a halt as millions gathered to listen. Her mastery of tarab and classical Arabic poetry set an unmatched standard, and songs like Enta Omri remain sacred to Arab audiences. Her 1975 funeral in Cairo drew an estimated four million mourners.