Music
Mohammed Wardi: Sudan’s great singer, Nubian voice and voice of protest
Mohammed Wardi, born in Nubia in northern Sudan in 1932, became the most celebrated singer in Sudan, singing…
Arabic music
Music
Abdel Halim Hafez: the Dark Nightingale whose voice and films defined Egypt’s golden age
Abdel Halim Hafez, born in 1929 in the Nile Delta, became one of the most beloved singers in…
Arts + Culture
Her concerts lasted hours and stopped the Arab world. Umm Kulthum, the voice of Egypt
Umm Kulthum, the Egyptian singer known as the Star of the East, performed monthly radio concerts that brought…