Umm Kulthūm
Umm Kulthum (31 December 1898 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq ("Star of the East"). She has been named among Rolling Stone's "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", and is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed as "The Voice of Egypt", and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 18, 1904 (El Senbellawein), Died February 3, 1975 (Cairo)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: mezzo-soprano
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | BF1145 | 10-in. | July 1927 | Albek ghadarbi | Omme Kolsoum | Female vocal solo, with violin and oud | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BF1146 | 10-in. | July 1927 | Albek ghadarbi | Omme Kolsoum | Female vocal solo, with violin and oud | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BT3917 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Habbet walla banehi, part 1 | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with qanun, oud, and violin | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BT3918 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Habbet walla banehi, part 2 | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with qanun, oud, and violin | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BT3919 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Khallil demonec, part 1 | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with qanun, oud, and violin | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BT3920 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Khallil demonec, part 2 | Artists vary | Female vocal solo, with qanun, oud, and violin | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | CT3927 | 12-in. | 4/30/1928 | El boode allemni | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with "strings" | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | CT3928 | 12-in. | 4/30/1928 | El boode allemni | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with "strings" | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | Bd4374 | 10-in. | 1926 | Enna hali | Omme Kolsoum | Female vocal solo, with violin and kanoun | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | Bd4375 | 10-in. | 1926 | Enna hali | Omme Kolsoum | Female vocal solo, with violin and kanoun | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BD4504 | 10-in. | 1926 | Ya aseyal hay | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with qānūn and violin | vocalist, mezzo-soprano | |
| Gramophone | BD4505 | 10-in. | 1926 | Asker fouadi | Umm Kulthūm | Female vocal solo, with qānūn and violin | vocalist, mezzo-soprano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Umm Kulthūm," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104957.
Umm Kulthūm. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104957.
"Umm Kulthūm." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: أم كلثوم
Discogs: Umm Kulthūm
Allmusic: Umm Kulthūm
Grove: Umm Kulthūm
IMDb: Umm Kulthūm
Britannica: Umm Kulthūm
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Umm Kulthūm, 1898-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85154437
Wikidata: أم كلثوم - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1110560
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10035031
MusicBrainz: أم كلثوم - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0a354a70-b879-4697-ad9b-60bfe2bd1d63
ISNI: 0000 0001 2120 430X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000012120430X
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