Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum died 50 years ago this week. She remains arguably the most influential Arab singer in and outside the Arab world. In Paris, there were three days of concerts to pay homage.

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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. "As long as ...

Umm Kulthum can attend a nostalgic concert hosted by Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) at the Dubai Opera House on Thursday. The event will see a digitised version of the late diva singing in front of her ...

Umm Kulthum defined Arabic music all over North Africa and the Middle East. Those who witnessed her live performance often sent into a meditative, trance-like state of pleasure. She died in 1973 after ...

When Turkish singer Arif Altunkaya first heard Umm Kulthum’s voice at the age of 19, it stopped him cold. “I remember thinking, if what we’re making is music, then what is this?” Altunkaya said, ...

Fifty-one years after the death of the 'Star of the East', archival records and historical accounts show how the Arab world's greatest singer was seen as a strategic threat to Israel Portraits of Umm ...