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January of 2018 marked 50 years since the 30 volunteers of Morocco X stepped off their Pan Am jet and onto Moroccan soil. The event was recorded by a couple of the Moroccan newspapers, and though it is doubtful that anyone took much notice, many of the volunteers bought copies of the papers to save as mementos. A few months later, in March, another arrival took place, and that one was widely noted all over Morocco. Oum Kalthoum, the Egyptian diva, had visited the country at last.

In the history of Arabic song, Oum Kalthoum was, and still is, the unparalleled female voice. Revered throughout the Arab world, she reduced grown men to tears and titillated her fans with the life story of a poor Egyptian girl’s rise from rags to almost unimaginable wealth and fame. She sang songs of quality, with a wonderful voice and unrivaled talent for improvisation, a key feature of Arabic song.

She arrived for three days of concerts in Rabat and then traveled to the other imperial cities of Fes, Meknes, and Marrakech. In Rabat, she performed at the Mohammed V Theater, and gave private perform

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Musical universe

Fifty years after her death, the significance of the Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum (c. 1900–1975) remains indescribably vast. She is the ultimate icon of classical Arabic music. Her songs form the soundtrack of countless lives, and her popularity in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Arab diaspora far surpasses that of the greatest opera and pop stars in the West.

For the new music theatre production Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother, composer Bushra El-Turk and director Kenza Koutchoukali weave her influential musical universe with the novel Visage retrouvé by renowned writer and director Wajdi Mouawad.

Oum Kalthoum’s voice holds a special place in the hearts of many Amsterdammers with Arab roots, yet her music is rarely heard on the city’s stages. With this music theatre production, the Amsterdam Andalusisch Orkest, Meervaart, and Dutch National Opera aim to pay tribute to this iconic singer.

The story

Nineteen-year-old Wahab struggles through a nighttime snowstorm on his way to the hospital where his mother lies dying. He had long resigned himself

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Our Story in Her Songs: Remembering Umm Kalthoum

By Tess Waggoner

“Why do we feel so connected to her? Perhaps we each hear our own story in her songs.”- Omar Sharrif

Today marks forty-five years since the passing of Umm Kulthum, one of the greatest Arab singers of the twentieth century. Umm Kulthum is beloved because of recognition of individual stories within her story, and within the larger narrative of Egyptian history. Her voice and concerts inspire people across the world to this day.

Umm Kulthum was born at the turn of the 20th century in a small village called Tammay al-Zahayrah in Egypt. She attended a kuttab, or Qur’anic school, where she learned to read and write in Classical Arabic and memorized the Qur’an. This knowledge of tajwid (the art and application of rules of recitation of the Qur’an,) is sometimes cited in discussion of her excellent diction when singing, something for which she was highly praised. Her father, a sheik, and her brothers sang religious songs at weddings and other events to provide supplemental income for their poor family. She bega