Egyptian-born vocalist Umm Kulthūm (1904-1975) is considered perhaps the most famous singer in the modern Arab world. Her unique and masterful singing style appealed to her fellow Egyptians as well as to other Arabs due to its great range and virtuosity, and for many her singing was a symbol of the Egyptian national spirit during the period from Egypt's emergence from British colonial rule through the first decades of that country's independence.Om Kalsoum - Robayat El Khayam (1950), Chams El Assil (1955)
[01]. Robayat El Khayam / Khayyam's quatrains (36:50)
Composer: Riad al-Sunbati
Lyrics: Ahmad Rami
Genre: Qasidah Maqaam: Rast
Dialect: Fossha (Classical Arabic)
Alt. transcriptions: Sam'atu sawtan, Ruba'iyat al-Khayyam
Recorded live 1950, Egypt:
[02].Chams Al Assil (37:26)
Composer: Riad al-Sunbati
Lyrics: Bayram al-Tunsi
Genre: Ughniyah
Maqaam: Hijaz kar
Alt. transcriptions: Shams il-asil
Recorded live 1955, Cairo Egypt
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