Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum ( Arabic : أم كلثوم, in French, also known as Oum Kalsoum) (Tamayya z-Zahira, Dakhliyya, May 4 1904 (??) - Cairo , February 3 1975 ) was an Egyptian singer and musician .

Umm Kulthum, the most famous and beloved singer from the Arab world. Kulthum occurred throughout the Middle East, in France and the United States . Even 40 years after her death her ​​albums still sell better than anyone else in the Arabic language . Umm Kulthums singing style and foremost its full and deep voice imitated by many.

Umm Kulthum is considered one of the most important representatives of the Arab music in the twentieth century.

Umm Kulthum
Umm Kulthum was the name of the third of the four daughters of Muhammad and Khadijah . One writes the Arabic name in other languages ​​in various ways; Umm Kulthum used one in the English language.