At a moment when the arab world was buffeted by modernity, umm kulthums voice was a lodestar. Umm kulthum was entertained by heads of state, she toured cultural monuments, and, in interviews, repeated her views concerning the importance of support for indigenous arab culture. Sherin neshats moviewithinamovie about an ambitious persian directors attempts to film the life and legacy of legendary egyptian singer. She was one of the last remaining national treasures that emerged from the golden age of modern egypt 18051953. Oum kalthoum listen to music streams, download songs, mp3, check out photos, watch videos and find news. She admits, my childhood was not different from that of many children of my country. I love introducing friends and students to this amazing film. A voice like egypt 1996 starring omar sharif and umm kulthum on dvd and bluray. Umm kulthum by david stupplebeen personal reflection. Lesson 9 umm kulthums relationship to president gamal abdel nasser essential questions. Plans were made for her to premiere a new piece, hakam alayna alhawa.
Sunni muslims believe she was muhammads biological daughter. These are 3 quicktime movies related to um kalthoum courtesy of egyptian satellite tv. This documentary offers a fascinating account of the life of one egypts most beloved superstars, the singer umm kulthum. Narrated by omar sharif, umm kulthum, a voice like egypt takes viewers into her home village and to the streets and cafes of cairo where she lived and worked. Umm kulthum was born in the village of tamay ezahayra, belonging to the city of senbellawein, dakahlia governorate, in the nile delta. Umm kulthum celebrity profile check out the latest umm kulthum photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Berlinbased the match factory has taken world sales on new yorkbased iranian artist and filmmaker shirin neshats looking for umm kulthum, a feature film centered on egyptian singer. A voice like egypt, show the power and nuance of the.
Virginia danielson, om koultoum, omar sharif, michal goldman. Umm kulthum, om kalthoum, oum kalsoum, oum kalthum, omm kolsoum, umm kolthoum, um kalthoom 19041975 was an egyptian singer and musician. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of, please donate online. Written by arab film distribution narrated by omar sharif, umm kulthum, a voice like egypt is the first documentary to bring umm kulthum to an american audience. Various spellings include om kalthoum, oum kalsoum, and umm kolthoum.
Umm kulthum performed monthly radio concerts for 36 years. Her birth date is unconfirmed, as birth registration was not enforced throughout egypt at that era. After the treaty of hudaybiyyah in 628, umm kulthum left mecca for medina in. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing umm kulthum. U mm kulthum, the greatest female singer in arab music history, fully emerged as a superstar in the mid40s, thanks to collaborations with the likes of composer riad alsunbati, who set the. Download om kalthoum umm kulthum a voice like egypt 1996. These concerts were much publicized and took on the character of state visits. The site and the dilp are entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
She shares her forthcoming film about the egyptian singer and international icon umm kulthum, whose life. Umm kulthum was born to a poor egyptian family around 1904 her exact birthday is unconfirmed in the nile delta. Umars marriage to umm kulthum in shiite narrations it is worth mentioning that the previous edition of this book lacked this section as it was added only in the wake of a request by some scholars and seminarians. Oum kalthoum listen to music streams download mp3 songs check out photos watch videos discover similar artists and find news. She was an egyptian singer, songwriter, and actress. To this day, her cassettes outsell every other arabic female vocalist.
Lesson 9 umm kulthums relationship to president gamal. Umm kulthum was an egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the. Her father was the head of a village mosque and her mother stayed at. A voice like egypt 1996 filmmaker michal goldman profiles the egyptian singer, a national heroine to her fans. Shirin neshat looks for umm kulthum in her new feature film. A voice like egypt is the first documentary to bring umm kulthum to an american audience. More than a musician, she became the voice and face of egypt. Zaynab the younger, also known by her kunya umm kulthum bint ali arabic. Umm kulthum by david stupplebeen personal reflection as i worked to find just whom i would write a biography on, i found myself attracted to the idea of the antihero, who in the public mind of her country would still be somewhat well thought of, someone along the lines of eva peron, or even imelda marcos. Umm kulthum, whose original name is fatima ibrahim beltagi, was born on 30 december 1830 ans died february 3, 1975.
In her prime, kulthum was the first singing star to have her work. Featuring concert footage, film clips and interviews with the famed singers friends and colleagues, goldmans documentary places the life and. On january 21, 1975, kulthum suffered a kidney attack. She sold over 80 million records worldwide, making her one of the bestselling middle eastern singers of all time. Her birth date is controversial, either 31 december 1898, 31 december 1904 or 4.
Nasser and kulthum on the radio 5 show students two images. Featuring concert footage, film clips and interviews with the famed singers friends and colleagues, goldmans documentary places the life and career of umm. Meaning of name umm kulthum muslim names and meaning. Umm kulthum was a village girl who became the cultural symbol of a nation, a competent professional who negotiated a demanding path through the egyptian music industry, and an actor in a complicated and powerladen political environment in which she represented to many egyptians local values confronted by powerful colonial and neocolonial. Though i feel very close to the figure of umm kulthum, this film will also mark a major departure for me. Umm kulthum singing ya fuadi in the 1939 film dananir. Umm kulthum was known for her vocal ability and unique style.
That was because my study was focused only on sunni traditions and narrations in connection with the subject matter. March 15, 2010 umm kulthums legendary concerts were broadcast live from cairo, on the first thursday of each month from the 1930s to the early 70s. Shirin neshat voice of egypt on umm kulthum youtube. A voice like egypt stars virginia danielson, om koultoum, omar sharif the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 0 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Narrated by omar sharif, umm kulthum, a voice like egypt is the first documentary to bring umm kulthum to an american audience. The film puts her life in the context of the epic story of 20th century egypt as it. Shia muslims believe she was muhammads stepdaughter, daughter of khadijah by her second marriage.
Biography umm kulthum, an internationally famous egyptian singer and film actress of the 1930s to the 1970s. Whether or not she married umar is a controversial topic between sunnis and shia. The film puts her life in the context of the epic story of 20th century egypt as it shook off colonialism and confronted modernity. Umm kulthum, a voice like egypt, a film produced and directed by michal goldman, 1996. Although she recorded the tune during a 12hour session on march, the scheduled concert was canceled. Umm kulthums father uqba was an outspoken opponent of muhammad, but she became a muslim before 622. Fans of legendary egyptian singer umm kulthum are rightfully excited about renowned iranian artist shirin neshats new film looking for oum kulthum, and although this description may sound somewhat circular and selfreflexive, the film is a joy to watch as an encounter with umm kulthums wonderful songs and neshats beautiful cinematography. These two excerpts from the documentary film, umm kulthum.
Umm kulthum 18981975 is the greatest singer in the history of modern egypt. Legendary egyptian singer umm kulthum had the musicality of ella. Umm kulthum was an internationally famous egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress as early as the 1920s and up to the 1970s. Her name was umm kulthum, and she became a powerful symbol, first of the. Her father was the head of a village mosque and her mother stayed at home raising umm kulthum and her two siblings.