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How an extraordinary woman shaped her career and legacy through war
In 1967 Egypt and the Arab world suffered a devastating defeat by Israel in the Six-Day War. Though long past the age at which most singers would have retired, the sexagenarian Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum launched a multifaceted response to the defeat that not only sustained her career, but also expanded her international fame and shaped her legacy. By examining biographies, dramas, monuments, radio programming practices, and recent recordings, Laura Lohman delves into Umm Kulth m's role in fashioning her image and the conflicting ways that her image and music have been interpreted since her death in 1975.
How an extraordinary woman shaped her career and legacy through war
In 1967 Egypt and the Arab world suffered a devastating defeat by Israel in the Six-Day War. Though long past the age at which most singers would have retired, the sexagenarian Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum launched a multifaceted response to the defeat that not only sustained her career, but also expanded her international fame and shaped her legacy. By examining biographies, dramas, monuments, radio programming practices, and recent recordings, Laura Lohman delves into Umm Kulth m's role in fashioning her image and the conflicting ways that her image and music have been interpreted since her death in 1975.
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About the Author-
LAURA LOHMAN is an assistant professor in the Department of Music at California State University, Fullerton.
Table of Contents-
<P>List of Illustrations<BR>Acknowledgments<BR>Note on Transliteration<BR>Chronology<BR>Introduction<BR>"A New Umm Kulth m"<BR>For Country or Self?<BR>Sustaining a Career, Shaping a Legacy<BR>From Artist to Legend<BR>Mother of Egypt or Erotic Partner?<BR>An Evolving Heritage<BR>Epilogue<BR>Notes<BR>References<BR>Index</P>
Reviews-
<P>""A strong-willed talent, Umm Kulthum made her choices wisely and imposed these to lasting effect, as evidenced most recently by the publication of this impressive book.""</P>
Richard Henderson
<P>""Laura Lohman's book represents a new and welcome critical analysis of the career of Egypt's most famous musical icon, the legendary singer Umm Kulthum.""</P>
Daniel J. Gilman
<P>"A strong-willed talent, Umm Kulthum made her choices wisely and imposed these to lasting effect, as evidenced most recently by the publication of this impressive book."</P>
Richard Henderson
<P>""Lohman has sifted through a vast body of scholarly and popular literature to produce an exceptionally well-documented and clearly argued examination of one of the great musicians of the twentieth century. Kulthum emerges as a strong and...
James Ruchala
<P>""(A) well-written, well-researched, and well-documented account of an interesting and highly relevant topic. The book offers a very welcome glimpse into the huge bulk of written sources to Umm Kulthum's life and afterlife; it interrogates...
Søren Møller Sørensen
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