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
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
Daron Malakian
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Daron Malakian is an Armenian-American musician. He is the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of the metal band System of a Down, and the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist,
Umm Kulthum
…quoted praising her as well. Maria Callas, Marie Laforêt, Bono, and Robert Plant, among many other artists, are also known admirers of Kulthum's music. Daron Malakian of System of a Down compared Kulthum's influence on Arabic music to that of Aretha Franklin. Youssou N'Dour, a fan of hers since childhood, recorded…
Malakian playing with System of a Down in 2006