Music
Warda al-Jazairia: the Algerian rose who became a star of Arab music in Cairo
Warda al-Jazairia, "the Algerian Rose," was born in France in 1939 to an Algerian father and Lebanese mother.…
Cairo
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…