Saturday, January 17, 2015

OUM SWEET OUM


Oum Kalthoum is widely acknowledged to have been the greatest Arabic singer of all time and one of most popular singers in the world, period. 

On Wednesday, January 21, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio spun three solid hours of classic and rare tracks by her precursors, direct competition, some major collaborators and of course the Voice of Egypt herself.

Listen to the show now in the archives!


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5 comments:

  1. Doug S.January 17, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Oh dear lord, I can't wait to hear this.

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  2. HammerJanuary 20, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    This is so exciting, indeed. Umm Kalthoum stays the top singer on my most-accomplished performers' list ever. For those who know her grandeur and ostentatious search for perfecting perfection itself, I'm sure this coming show will be a joy to imbue, nonpareil.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    "Three ... hours" - so, that means two songs or rather three?

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  4. GaryJanuary 20, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    LOL.

    As blasphemous as this sounds, przyzwoitosc, I'll be playing a few shorter early songs and then mostly excerpts from various concerts. We'll end with a full song, I think, but I'm not 100% sure which one (tho I have a good idea).

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  5. Flash StrapJanuary 22, 2015 at 9:48 PM

    Had to catch this in the archives, but it was wonderful, Gary! Oum is such a heroic figure

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