It's never going to be easy to pay musical homage to an artist as revered as Egypt's Umm Kalthum. When her radio broadcasts aired, the entire Middle East came to a standstill, and 4 million people lined the streets of Cairo for her funeral in 1975. But percussionist Mahmoud Fadl, a member of Salamat, does a fine job preserving the gravity of the songs, all of which come from the latter part of the great singer's career. Originally intended to be somewhat electronic, the orchestral arrangements turned out so well that they were kept--and they do work beautifully, with strings swooping and the percussion subtle but emphatic. The hardest job falls to young vocalist Salwa Abou Greisha, who thankfully doesn't try to copy Kalthum's style, but puts her own strong imprint on the material. She's a star in the making. Reverent and thoughtful, this is a tribute in the best sense of the word, a musical bouquet to the voice of Egypt. --Chris Nickson
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Umm Kalthum 7000
Mahmoud Fadl Manufacturer: Piranha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Traditional Folk
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Egypt
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General
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ASIN: B000050ISO Release Date: 2001-01-09 |
Tracks:
- We Daret El Ayam (And The Days Have Gone By)
- Hayart Albi Maak (You Bewildered My Heart)
- Siret El Hobb (The Narrative Of Love)
- Arouh Lemine Waoul Ya Min (Whom Should I Go To)
- Enta Omri (You Are My Life)
- Aghadan Alkak - Part 1 (Will I See You Tomorrow)
- Aghadan Alkak - Part 2
- Beeid Annak (Away From You)
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Umm Kalthum 7000
Mahmoud Fadl Manufacturer: Piranha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk
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Egypt
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| Music
General
| Africa
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General
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ASIN: B00005NHMB Release Date: 2001-08-14 |
Tracks:
- We Daret el Ayam
- Hayart Albi Maak
- Siret el Hobb
- Arouh Lemine Waoul Ya Min
- Enta Omri
- Aghadan Alkak, Pt. 1
- Aghadan Alkak, Pt. 2
- Beeid Annak
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It's never going to be easy to pay musical homage to an artist as revered as Egypt's Umm Kalthum. When her radio broadcasts aired, the entire Middle East came to a standstill, and 4 million people lined the streets of Cairo for her funeral in 1975. But percussionist Mahmoud Fadl, a member of Salamat, does a fine job preserving the gravity of the songs, all of which come from the latter part of the great singer's career. Originally intended to be somewhat electronic, the orchestral arrangements turned out so well that they were kept--and they do work beautifully, with strings swooping and the percussion subtle but emphatic. The hardest job falls to young vocalist Salwa Abou Greisha, who thankfully doesn't try to copy Kalthum's style, but puts her own strong imprint on the material. She's a star in the making. Reverent and thoughtful, this is a tribute in the best sense of the word, a musical bouquet to the voice of Egypt. --Chris Nickson
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Umm Kalthum 7000
Mahmoud Fadl Manufacturer: Allegro Distributed Lines ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk
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| Music
Egypt
| Africa
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| Music
General
| Africa
| International
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| Music
General
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| Music
General
| Middle East
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ASIN: B0000560VN Release Date: 2001-01-09 |
Tracks:
- We Daret El Ayam (And The Days Have Gone By)
- Hayart Albi Maak (You Bewildered My Heart)
- Siret El Hobb (The Narrative Of Love)
- Arouh Lemine Waoul Ya Min (Whom Should I Go To)
- Enta Omri (You Are My Life)
- Aghadan Alkak - Part 1 (Will I See You Tomorrow)
- Aghadan Alkak - Part 2
- Beeid Annak (Away From You)
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It's never going to be easy to pay musical homage to an artist as revered as Egypt's Umm Kalthum. When her radio broadcasts aired, the entire Middle East came to a standstill, and four million people lined the streets of Cairo for her funeral in 1975. But percussionist Mahmoud Fadl, a member of Salamat, does a fine job, preserving the gravity of the songs, all of which come from the latter part of the great singer's career. Originally intended to be somewhat electronic, the orchestral arrangements turned out so well that they were kept--and they do work beautifully with strings swooping and the percussion subtle but emphatic. The hardest job falls to young vocalist Salwa Abou Greisha, who thankfully doesn't try to copy Kalthum's style, but puts her own strong imprint on the material, a star in the making. Reverent and thoughtful, this is a tribute in the best sense of the word, a musical bouquet to the Voice of Egypt. --Chris NicksonCustomer Reviews:
An Amazing CD!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-09-02
Sure its not Umm Kalthum but I cannot take anything away from that. Its still excellent quality Egytptian music period.
Sorry, but Salwa is no Umm Kalthum!.......2001-01-26
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