"The Voice of Egypt" : Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century Paperback / softback
by Virginia Danielson
Part of the Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE series
Paperback / softback
Description
Umm Kuthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves.
This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career.
In particular, it examines her popularity in a society which discouraged women from public performance.
The text examines the careful construction of Kulthum's popularity; from childhood her mentors honed her abilities to accord with Arab and Muslim practice, but ultimately, she created her own idiom from local precedents and traditions, and developed original song styles from both populist and neo-classical traditions.
Danielson seeks to show how Umm Kulthum's music and public personality helped form popular culture and contributed to the broader artistic, societal and political forces surrounding her.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:05/01/1998
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- ISBN:9780226136127
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:05/01/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226136127
