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Sayed Darwish composed the music and maintained close ties with early leaders of the national movement for independence in Egypt, such as Mustafa Kamel. The chorus derived from one of Kamel's most famous Egyptian nationalist speeches. [2] [3] Egypt's first national anthem dates back to 1869 when a royal anthem was composed to honor the monarch.
Internationally, the song was a Top 10 hit in nine countries, peaking at number 1 in New Zealand, number 2 in Spain and number 3 in the United Kingdom. A nine-minute music video directed by John Singleton, was released for the song and broadcast live on Fox, BET and MTV on February 2, 1992, the video received a Nielsen Rating of 13.1 on Fox. [4]
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
Umm Kulthum [a] (Arabic: أم كلثوم; 4 May 1904 [3] [4] – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq (Arabic: كوكب الشرق, lit.
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Egyptian Arabic: عبد الحليم على شبانه), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Egyptian Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæbd el ħæliːm ħɑːfɪzˤ]) (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977), [1] was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer.
Since the Nasser era, Egyptian pop music has become increasingly important in Egyptian culture, particularly among the large youth population of Egypt. Egyptian folk music continues to be played during weddings and other traditional festivities. In the last quarter of the 20th century, Egyptian music was a way to communicate social and class ...
Since Asmahan sang in Egypt, the lyrics of her songs were written in classical Arabic and in a more colloquial Arabic, but she also sang in the Eastern dialect of Arabic. Asmahan was said to have preciously replicated songs by Umm Kulthoum. [19] [20] When asked to sing about cultural patriotism and love, she sang of Egypt."
Throughout her music career, Sabah recorded over 3,000 songs, collaborating with numerous renowned Egyptian composers, including the late Mohammed Abdel Wahab. [9] She specialized in the Lebanese folk tradition known as mawwāl, and among her most famous songs were "Zay el-Assal" ("Your Love is Like Honey on my Heart") and "Akhadou el-Reeh ...