The voice of Egypt : Umm Kulthūm, Arabic song, and Egyptian society in the twentieth century
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The voice of Egypt : Umm Kulthūm, Arabic song, and Egyptian society in the twentieth century
（Chicago studies in ethnomusicology）
University of Chicago Press, c1997
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-261) and index
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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.
Table of Contents
Preface Technical Note 1: "The Voice and Face of Egypt" 2: Childhood in the Egyptian Delta 3: Beginning in Cairo 4: Media, Style, and Idiom 5: "The Golden Age of Umm Kulthum" and Two Cultural Formations 6: "The Voice of Egypt": The Artists' Work and Shared Aesthetics 7: Umm Kulthum and a New Generation Legacies of a Performer Glossary Notes References Sources for the Illustrations Index
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