Om Kalsoum - Alf Leila Wa Leila - VINYL LP

Souma Records present a vinyl reissue of Om Kalsoum's Alf Leila Wa Leila, originally released in 1969. They call her InchThe Rose of the NileInch, InchThe Queen of the NileInch, InchThe Daughter of the NileInch, or even InchThe 4th Pyramid of EgyptInch since she's known as the greatest Egyptian singer of all times. Om Kalsoum's mythical life story of a poor peasant girl who grew up to become the face of Egypt is a 20th-century fairytale. Almost half a decade after her death the power of her music and singing is still moving the hearts of millions of people worldwide. At the end of her overwhelming career she was introduced to the young but brilliant composer Baligh Hamdy who wrote this 30-minute lasting monument for her in 1969. In the footsteps of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, the godfather of Egyptian modern music, Baligh Hamdy refreshed the classical Egyptian orchestra sound with the addition of stylish instruments like electric guitar (Omar Khorshid), organ (Hany Mehanna), accordion, and horns that were adapted to the eastern tonal system. The studio version of this immortal InchAlf Leila We LeilaInch must undeniably be archived under the best recordings ever made in music history. A Radio Martiko product. Album Tracks 1. Alf Leila Wa Leila 2. Alf Leila Wa Leila (Suite)