Umm Kulthum (1904 – 1975)
Some drugged accusing the Arab people, and considered them responsible for the setback in June 1967. However, national songs, the blaze, at the same time, the Arab street.
Name: Fatima Ibrahim Beltagy, was born probably on 4 May 1904, the status of the village Tmai Zhaerp Sanblawin Dakahliya, her father was the imam of the local mosque, and her mother was a homemaker.
Umm Kulthum learned in "the book" The Village, The singing has learned from her father, who was coaching her brother’s assets, music and singing, the desire to assist him in concerts, which formed a major source of income for the family. And was soon joined as a little girl, to her father’s band, which enjoyed a wide reputation in the celebrations and weddings, especially after the enrollment of Umm Kulthum.
Considering that Zakaria Ahmed, Mohamed Abou El Ela, who were friends of her father, has had a role in helping the basis of family and paid to go to Cairo, in 1922, and get to know the artistic community there. It soon adopted by Sheikh Abu El Ela art, and studied music and trained, and contributed to the formulation of a strong voice.
She married Dr. Hassan Cell Department, were married in 1954. It was said that she married a composer Mahmud al-Sharif, and introduced by Abu Al-Ila Muhammad Gnth the first tune to the public as "The preservation of Ovdi fancy or nerdy," Count of Umm Kulthum Takht first concert in 1926, called the public the title of "Thouma." Entered the Egyptian Radio at its inception in 1934, the first artist entered the radio and in 1943 founded the first trade union for musicians and continued to retain the chair for a period of ten years.
There were songs in the various Arab States Broadcasting, and is the second composer El Kasabgy mother Kulthum after Sheikh Abu Al-Ila Muhammad. Where he has about 70 to Hanna. The also have a kindergarten Sunbati 95 to Hanna. Sheikh Zakaria Ahmed 57 Hanna, Mohamed Abdel Wahab 10 melodies. Umm Kulthum provided throughout her career, about 700 songs. Her first meeting with the young poet, "Ahmed Rami," was in 1924 where she was given 126 of his own song. Followed by "Perm Tunisian" gave her 122 songs.
When Egypt suffered a defeat in the 1967 decided to Umm Kulthum, the composition of the National Assembly, and has done concerts outside Egypt for the war effort, and the revenues these concerts, 24 thousand pounds deposited by the Bank of Cairo.
Umm Kulthum got many awards and accolades during long-haul flights with art in 1955 received the Medal of rice and the Order of Merit First Class in Lebanon. In 1968 he received the State Award. Also received the Order of the Renaissance and the Jordanian Nishan Iraq Iraqi Syrian Order of Merit and the Order of Merit Star of Pakistan. Also received the Order of the Republic, most of the Tunisia 1968. Efficiency and the Order of Morocco.
Umm Kulthum was elected honorary member of the Assembly of Mark Twain, American International, and members of Eisenhower, Churchill, Roosevelt, and that was in 1953. Egypt, and was granted a diplomatic passport. Umm Kulthum sang in Kuwait in 1963 and also in April 1968. People came out sprayed the perfume. And was received by the governor’s mansion and made Japan Broadcasting Corporation on the occasion of the visit to Kuwait a 12-minute film about, and was the first time that a Japanese radio program on an Arab artist. In Morocco, people have made the city of Fez mother Kalthoum meter long green candle inlaid with pure gold as a symbol of admiration, and fired on their generations of females throughout the visit, the name of Umm Kulthum. In Tunisia, fenced in the theater Bbustan of carnations the 280 flower. And fired her on the street considerably.
Were produced drama about her life in 1999 as the "Star of the East", directed by Mohamed Fadel, and a television series introduced in 2000, directed by Inaam Mohamed Ali. Umm Kulthum made a few films in the cinema and left work, because the lights had been affecting her eyes.
Was Umm Kulthum, in the January 21, 1975, to a severe crisis, were transferred to the hospital, Fastqtabt news health the Arab world, and the press, allocating Egyptian newspaper, a publication of daily news artist health, while the allocated radio Syrian connection alive and direct reporter dedicated to the follow-up to this news closely.
And provided the Star of the East died on the third of February, and V of the same month, the streets of Cairo, who shared the millions of mourners carrying the coffin for three hours, and went to the mosque, "Hussein," contrary to what was planned (the Mosque of Omar Makram).
Songs are still Umm Kulthum ring in the minds of many, and leads the sales regulations in the Arab world, even to this day.
