The oud miracle Youssef Abbas and the great critic Mahmoud Abdel Shakoor are set to meet on an exceptional evening for a symposium on the music legend Umm Kulthum.
The event shed light on not only her voice that ensnared those who heard her music but also a cinematic presence that formed part of Arab art.
The symposium is moderated by Mustafa El Tayeb and takes the attendees on an extended journey between melody, vision, and word, where they uncover a new side of the magic of the Kawkab el-Sharq.
Abbas, who is also a composer and arranger, will reintroduce Umm Kulthum's songs that shone in films in a method that has never been presented before, using the oud to make the pieces alive again.
As if they were presented in front of the audience for the first time, he blended his deep voice with the oud to retell the musical tales that made the glory of Egyptian cinema.
Abd El Shakour will reveal the genius of Umm Kulthum's voice in cinema and how her songs were transformed into immortal scenes that blend music with vision to structure the conscience of entire generations.
The event will be more than just a symposium; it will be an experience in which attendees will live with all their senses, where deep analysis meets live performance, and the magic that Umm Kulthum created decades ago is renewed in a one-of-a-kind evening.
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