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- A taxi in the streets of Cairo, Oum Kalthoum as background music.

- The diva who passed away 33 years ago is still part of Egyptians’ daily lives. With a repertoire that counts over 300 songs,

- the little country girl who sang the Koran in the beginning of the 20th century became the singer of a entire nation, an icon.

- Oum Kalthoum embodies nostalgia, for us, as many of her songs are linked to her time.

- From the 50s to the 70s, three decades of glory gathered in this museum of Cairo.

- Stage costumes, records and dozens of hours of recording and current archives.

- Her influence, she does not owes her to one song or melody but rather to a music that was new at the time,

- with very well written lyrics and also thanks to her social and political relationships.

- Very quickly, famous poets write lyrics for her.

- She becomes President Nasser’s as soon as the end of the 1940’s and, like him, a symbol of national unity.

- It is commonly said that there were more Egyptians in the streets of Cairo for Oum Kalthoum’s funerals than for the Head of State’s.

- Today, the Oum Kalthoum phenomenon still arouses astonishment.

- Her repertoire is still played and specialists gather on regular basis to explain this extraordinary success.

- It is difficult today to find a voice that likely to attract listeners’ attention as easily as hers.

- People at the time were ready to listen to her during 3 or 4 hours on.

- Over 30 years after her death, her love, religious or patriotic songs have not aged at all. Ove 300, 000 tapes are sold every year in Egypt.