Om Kolsoum or Umm Kulthum 78 RPM on Cairophon Records (HPC 38) 1930s
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This is a musical piece sung by Om Kolsoum also known as Umm Kulthum. I do not know the name of the piece - it is printed in Arabic on the labels. These extremely rate recordings are recorded on 78 RPM disks on Cairophon Records (HPC 38). The quality and density of the disk looks as though it is 1930s vintage. The sleeve has folds and bends and tears and clearly has been handled (see photos)
Umm Kulthum was an internationally renowned Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq ("Planet of the East") in Arabic. Umm Kulthum was known for her extraordinary vocal ability and style, and she was one of the greatest and most influential Arab singers of the 20th century, where she has sold over 80 million records worldwide.
Cairophon is a label and record company established in Cairo in the late 1930s / early 1940s. The company emerged from the Egyptian branch of Baidaphon. Mohamed Abdel Wahab owned shares in this Egyptian branch which was renamed Cairophon. The new company was under the artistic direction and partial ownership of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, but some lebanese ownership was retained.
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