Egypt: Female voices from a Golden age Part V
A fifth episode dedicated to the great singers from the Golden Age of Egyptian music, radio and film industry, the 1930s to the 1970s.Listen to earlier episodes of this series: part 1 here , part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here
The centre of this flourishing period was the Egyptian capital Cairo, Some of these singers were a bit forgotten and especially compared to the big star of the east Oum Kolthoum. They did however provide great classics composed by the big names like (Riad El-Sunbaty, M. Abdel-Wahab, M. El-Mougy ..etc).
In this episode you can listen to some female voices from Egypt between the 1950s and 60s such as Horeya Hassan, Huda Sultan, Fayda Kamel, Nagat El-Sagheera ..etc and -in short- the great Lebanese Najah Salam
Playlist:
- Yalli Beteqra el-athar (you fortune-teller!) – Horeya Hassan (1932-1994) : 04:08
- Dawar ala “albi (Search for my heart)– Fayda Kamel (1932 –2011) : 4:47
- Mayaa el-ward I have the flowers, you lovers !) Malak (Mohamed) (1902-1983) 3:26
Nagat El –Saghira (1938)
- Atshan ya asmarani (thirsty (for love) you brown boy) (recorded 1955) : 6:57
- Tayer ya hammam (flying doves you messengers of love) : :4:53
- Ama Barawa (O Bravo!) :5:48
Huda Sultan singing to Riad El-Sunbaty (from the film Habib Qalbi (love of my heart) ,1952).
Huda Sultan (1925-2006)
- Awel ma ‘ineeh (as soon as our eyes met) (Live 1959) 3:28
- Dawar ala ‘albi (search for my heart) 9:36
- ana horra (I’m free) Philips LP record 1958 5:12
10: Qalo el-bayyad ahla (they ask which is prettier, the white one or the brown!) Live 1959 – Souad Mekkawi (1928-2008) 4:43
11.bel-salama ya habibi (bye my love, return safely) – Najah Salam (1931-2023 6:30 (fade)
