The song ' Kalbi wa Meftahou' ( The key to my heart)

Collection title

The Ninth International Summer Festival Nostalgy

ID

BIB00204

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

07/08/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Treasures of the past, "the fifties": A collection of the most famous Arab and foreign songs in the fifties presented by a group of young singers. The song ' Kalbi wa meftahou' (the key to my heart ) by the musician of all times Farid al-Atrash from the film' Letter from an unidentified woman '( 1962 ) was written by Fathi and Koura and composed by Farid Al Atrash. Farid al-Atrash (October 19, 1910 - Dec 26, 1974) a Syrian - Egyptian musician and singer who has marked the Arab music and singing . He is considered as ' one of the symbols of the Arab Art' .

Type

video

Production companies

• Library of Alexandria - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Concert

Personalities

• Saad Mohamed

Primary theme

Live performances

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Music and songs

Credits / Cast

• Said Mahmoud - Director

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

4m21