Egypt. Female voices from the Golgen age part III
This is the third episode in a series dedicated to lesser-known singers from the Golden period in Egypt: The years 1930s to the early 1970s. A period of prosperity in the music and film industry. With the Egyptian capital Cairo as its center: the Hollywood of the east.
Most recordings of the singers featured in this episode were made between the 1950s and 1960s.
You can find part 1 here and part 2 here.
Playlist:
1 Nozha – Intro (a stagecoach ride!) – Shafia Ahmed (1923 –1983)- Sayed Mustafa 2’29
2 Mabrouk Aleik (Wedding Song) – Sharifa Fadel (1938 –2023) 6’47
3 Anqoud ‘enab (Grapes) – Fatma Ali (1922-1989) 6’47
4 Awel Mageet Fil-Mi’aad (When you came on time) – Shahrazad (1928-2013) 10’02
5 Ya Nasini – part (You who forgets me) – Shahrazad 6’00
6 Ament Billah (I believe in God!(your beauty is miracle)/Live – Laure Daccache ((1917 – 2005) 7’39
7 Ay Sout Khalid (What (an eternal) voice)– Berlanti Hassan (1932-1959) 13’28
8 Lil-Sabah Ghanni (Sing for the morning!) – Berlanti Hassan (1932-1959) 4’30
Fatma Ali and Berlanti from the film (Nisaa bila regal – women without men 1953).
