Mohammed Abdel Wahab
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Mohammed Abdel Wahab, pronounced; 13 March 1902 – 4 May 1991, was an Egyptian singer and actor best known for his romantic and Egyptian patriotic songs.
Mehammad Abdelwahab with a mandolin
Egyptian singer and composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab Statue at Bab El-Shariya square, Cairo
Publicity still for the Egyptian film Mamnou'a el hub (1942).
Umm Kulthum
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Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, known by her stage name Umm Kulthum, was an Egyptian singer and film actress. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq. Immensely popular throughout the M
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
…poems by Nizar Qabbani. Abdel Wahab played oud before the prominent Egyptian poet, Ahmed Shawqi, and acted in several movies. He composed ten songs for Umm Kulthum. He was the first Egyptian singer to move from silent-era acting to singing. Abdel Wahab also composed songs for the Lebanese icon Fairuz whom he…
Umm Kulthum in 1947
Umm Kulthum as a toddler, with her father Ibrahim
Poster advertising Umm Kulthum’s concert in Jerusalem, 1920s
Umm Kulthum performing in 1939