Hello Rob. I heard you more than once commenting that the band playing for Oum Kalthoum does not use music sheets in her concerts. I asked myself the same question many years ago and did not have an answer until I saw an interview with her nephew on the Egyptian TV. According to him, Oum Kalthoum demanded that every musician was forced to memorizes the notes and at time they demanded that they go past midnight rehersing until the song is ingraved in their brain. According to her nefew, Oum Kalthoum was known for repeating parts of the song a number of times and at times she will go back to the beginning of the song after a half an hour of singing. If the musicians had their notes, they will have to start flipping pages and pages to find the part she is about to sing. To avoid that and to keep up with her speed, and her improvisations they had to memorize the notes. This made Oum Kalthoum concerts and song more special.
To add to these amazing facts: Her improvisation also involved switching maqamat for the repeated parts, which the musicians had to keep up with. The one that makes me respect her the most is that she would also force the band to tune their instruments to her voice depending on where she felt the strongest for that particular performance. My experience with her music as a kid in the 70s was similar to the ones in the video - I didn't really appreciate her until I was in my mid-20s, when I also started to appreciate Tarab.
I believe the best thing about Umm Kulthum’s songs is that you can listen to them whether you are sad, happy, feeling love, or loneliness. No matter what your emotions are, you will find something in her voice, the music, or the lyrics that touches your soul. She is a legend, in addition to the composers and writers who worked with her. She is my favorite singer, and thank you for highlighting her to other cultures ♥
fun fact .. The legend Robert Plant loved her and the other Egyptian legend composer and singer Mohamed Abd Elwahab and he wore tshirts with their pictures :))
I looooooove the way she sings. you're missing out on hearing the emotion in the specific words. sad words she said with an intonation of someone in pain and calling out in an "airy" manner making you feel her pain and passion; but when it's a happy line, she's puts on a giddy tone that puts you in that great mood feeling exactly how someone in that position would feel. it's amazing. we all play her music when cooking, when cleaning, when chillin with tea on the balcony, or just laying in bed with eyes closed.
Um Kalthum reminds me of night roadtrips, we used to take as a family in my childhood, and my father would put Um Khulthum tape and I would fall asleep in the car to her voice.
You will find in Umm Kulthum’s songs any emotional state you are going through. She sang for all the love states that a man or woman might go through in their life: joy, sadness, separation, meeting, quarrel. She sang for all emotional states and states of love.… we badly need another Umm Kulthum now a days
A great example of soft power I heard on every occasion, pride, grief, defeat , victory , and love she is the greatest that sang in Arabic grate performance every time you wonder why they have no music sheets they rehearsal not less than a100 time on the song
We all used to hate her when we were younger, then the more we grow up the more we love her songs. It's not just songs, it's an experience. Nights with a cup of tee in winter, or when you go to those traditional cafes full of old people. I'm a smoker and every time at night even though I don't want to cross my cigarette limit, I just do it for the experience, for me it's just a part of it
Please check how far the mic is, from om kolthoum, thats why her voice is phenomenal. Its at least 50 cm away, u can imagine now how strong is her voice.
sir i really appreciate your content that values old heritage in a lot of cultures and being egyptian makes me more happy , and i would like to recommend sayed darwish aka the father of the arabic music as he liberated the arabic music from the the turkish influence i recommend Ana Haweit his most famous and khafif el rouh my personal favourite , he is the origin and the best intro for arabic music ,with all love from Egypt sir ❤❤
I grew up with Oum Kalthoum's songs at home and my parents' love for her. One of their fondest memories was of attending her recital in Tunis in May 1968, and that was one of the most beautiful concerts, as she seemed really happy to sing for this audience who honoured her by being extremely receptive. I have carried this love for her and her beautiful songs with me all my life, and I have succeeded in transmitting this love and taste for great and beautiful music to my children, even though they are still very young.
One of the things that was not talked about deeply in this video, perhaps because its a bit away from music, is how she was an integral part of the soft power of Egypt, a cultural power, in that period, and how that affected all arabic speakers to be able to understand Egyptian Arabic. Perhaps a bit of context here, there is one formal arabic, used officially or legally or in speeches, etc and other forms of spoken regional dialects that can vastly vary from one region of the arabic speaking world to another that sometimes even can be difficult to understand. Thanks to her and similar Egyptian entertainers/singers/actors, etc, the Egyptian Arabic is understood among all other arabic native speakers. She created a cultural bridge, singing in both formal Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. She would put an immense amount of emotions and passion in her songs, supported by the best poets, some of which were not Egyptians (creating that universal Arabic belonging) and superb composers of that era made her a timless icon adored by so many people.
Hi Rob thank you so much. I really wanted to hear umm khaltum. I listened to her 28 years ago in Sudan. I'm Irish so small world.Umm Khaltum was blind like Putri l believe .Please check out putri singing Olive Branch and Putri’s new release
dude , i also used to hate her , like really hate her , my parents used to tell me the same , i will understand later on , regardless of me liking her or not , she reminds me of my mom and my grandma man, now i have so much appreciation for her talents and her music.
Extra note...much of the lyrics was written by Ahmad Rami..He was in love with Um Kulthum but she refused to marry him.. so he was writing all these love songs to her..she knew it and sang lyrics she knew were written for her..knowing that brings more meaning to the whole thing
I will give you a Pece of information about Umm Kulthoom she had the strongest voice just try to find where the microphone she is using It is at least 1metter She is the best
ام كلثوم ليست مجرد مغنية وليست مجرد صوت قوي هي تاريخ هي شخص كان يأتي الملوك والأمراء لحضور حفلاتها ويجلسون جنب لجنب مع الناس البسطاء ليستمعوا الي ام كلثوم او كما نطلق عليها الست او كوكب الشرق في الفيديوهات السابقة في حفلة باريس 1967 كان عمرها 69 عاما ووقفت علي المسرح لتغني لمدة 5 ساعات دون توقف من كثرة من كانوا يريدون التذاكر تم بيع تذاكر ارخص للوقوف علي جانب المسرح من الخارج عندما نستمع إليها نسترجع جميع ذكرياتنا في مصر وفي الشوارع المصرية وعلي المقاهي لا يوجد شخص لا يعشق ام كلثوم مهما كان عمره لقد كانت اغانيها مدتها لا تقل عن النصف ساعة لقد كانت حفلتها في الخميس الاخير من كل شهر يجلس الجميع من المحيط للخليج بجانب الراديو يستمعون لكوكب الشرق مهما حاولت ان اوضح لك مكانتها ومن هي لن استطيع لانها اعظم من ان توصف
Can you react to the video worldwide songs that are originally Arabic? I think it shows a variety of famous Arabic songs that were sampled by artists from all around the world you'd probably recognize those in English
Last one I promise, but to this day Israelis listen to her. a lot because of the Egyptian or other arab jews that migrated to palestine, and there are plenty of non-arabic speakers that love hearing her voice
Hey man, I am an Egyptian who accidently came across your channel, and got curious about the reflection of non Egyptians on a perosn that Egyptians in whole admit her powerful impact on their lives. Started by this video then have been dragged by the algorithm watching one after one ended with your first reaction ever on her first video. MAN, your reaction there was purely genuine to the point that made me feel you have connected with her in a-beyond-the - world kinda connection . Which makes me ask you, is she truly your favorite? Or you just faked it all for the sake of more 👍🏼👀, and 💵? Hope my cooment didn't lie in any way but positive! ☺️
if im not feeling it in the morning when I do a reaction session I dont do any. i get 1000s of comments mentioning my genuine chat about the music I listen to from all over the planet i am lucky to make 100 dollars a month in the channel due to all videos being copy claimed i do it daily cause it only takes a few hours, i love the new music i hear from people who enjoy my comments on a song they may only like and listened to it many years ago i am never about the views again cause other people make money off my vids who own the rights and I am fine with that. if i were about views I would pick every video to react to and not the 100% of the ones I have done that were personally requested. :)
Hi Rob. Just as for you know, you absolutely just heard 0.5% of her vocal abilities. You only heard her in her 70s and with low quality videos in terms of voice quality. Just listen to her voice in her 30s or 40s or 50s you’ll then know how incomparable this woman is vocally
and I'll this to all the most certainly obvious great, and correct comments, but going to an Umm Kulthum show meant a couple of things: 1. you're only going to hear 1 or maybe 2 songs since they're super long. 2. you put on your sunday best, and you sat down like it's the Opera not a music concert.
Hello Rob. I heard you more than once commenting that the band playing for Oum Kalthoum does not use music sheets in her concerts. I asked myself the same question many years ago and did not have an answer until I saw an interview with her nephew on the Egyptian TV. According to him, Oum Kalthoum demanded that every musician was forced to memorizes the notes and at time they demanded that they go past midnight rehersing until the song is ingraved in their brain. According to her nefew, Oum Kalthoum was known for repeating parts of the song a number of times and at times she will go back to the beginning of the song after a half an hour of singing. If the musicians had their notes, they will have to start flipping pages and pages to find the part she is about to sing. To avoid that and to keep up with her speed, and her improvisations they had to memorize the notes. This made Oum Kalthoum concerts and song more special.
To add to these amazing facts: Her improvisation also involved switching maqamat for the repeated parts, which the musicians had to keep up with. The one that makes me respect her the most is that she would also force the band to tune their instruments to her voice depending on where she felt the strongest for that particular performance.
My experience with her music as a kid in the 70s was similar to the ones in the video - I didn't really appreciate her until I was in my mid-20s, when I also started to appreciate Tarab.
I believe the best thing about Umm Kulthum’s songs is that you can listen to them whether you are sad, happy, feeling love, or loneliness. No matter what your emotions are, you will find something in her voice, the music, or the lyrics that touches your soul. She is a legend, in addition to the composers and writers who worked with her. She is my favorite singer, and thank you for highlighting her to other cultures ♥
fun fact .. The legend Robert Plant loved her and the other Egyptian legend composer and singer Mohamed Abd Elwahab and he wore tshirts with their pictures :))
I looooooove the way she sings. you're missing out on hearing the emotion in the specific words. sad words she said with an intonation of someone in pain and calling out in an "airy" manner making you feel her pain and passion; but when it's a happy line, she's puts on a giddy tone that puts you in that great mood feeling exactly how someone in that position would feel. it's amazing. we all play her music when cooking, when cleaning, when chillin with tea on the balcony, or just laying in bed with eyes closed.
Um Kalthum reminds me of night roadtrips, we used to take as a family in my childhood, and my father would put Um Khulthum tape and I would fall asleep in the car to her voice.
Hi Rob,Thank you .a great honor to hear Aum Kalthum in your chanel
You will find in Umm Kulthum’s songs any emotional state you are going through. She sang for all the love states that a man or woman might go through in their life: joy, sadness, separation, meeting, quarrel. She sang for all emotional states and states of love.… we badly need another Umm Kulthum now a days
your videos make my heart smile
A great example of soft power I heard on every occasion, pride, grief, defeat , victory , and love she is the greatest that sang in Arabic grate performance every time
you wonder why they have no music sheets they rehearsal not less than a100 time on the song
Simply she is The most iconic singer in the Arab world
always when I listen to Um Kulthum, I remember my grandma who passed away 30 years ago
We all used to hate her when we were younger, then the more we grow up the more we love her songs. It's not just songs, it's an experience. Nights with a cup of tee in winter, or when you go to those traditional cafes full of old people. I'm a smoker and every time at night even though I don't want to cross my cigarette limit, I just do it for the experience, for me it's just a part of it
Please check how far the mic is, from om kolthoum, thats why her voice is phenomenal. Its at least 50 cm away, u can imagine now how strong is her voice.
What the video is saying about hating her when you are young and then once you are an adult you listen to her A LOT and appreciate her is so true 😂😂😂
sir i really appreciate your content that values old heritage in a lot of cultures and being egyptian makes me more happy , and i would like to recommend sayed darwish aka the father of the arabic music as he liberated the arabic music from the the turkish influence i recommend Ana Haweit his most famous and khafif el rouh my personal favourite , he is the origin and the best intro for arabic music ,with all love from Egypt sir ❤❤
It is the days when the songs are 1hr long and you put them on repeat
Love her. Fr i was crying while watching this video
تحياتي لك من مصر ام كلثوم لها انشوده اسمها مصر تتحدث عن نفسها رائعه تكون مشكور لو عرضتها اتمني لك التوفيق
Hey buddy you’re such a nice Canadian guy. Thanks
Lovely video, thank you
In Egypt they use to call her the opium of the people
I grew up with Oum Kalthoum's songs at home and my parents' love for her. One of their fondest memories was of attending her recital in Tunis in May 1968, and that was one of the most beautiful concerts, as she seemed really happy to sing for this audience who honoured her by being extremely receptive.
I have carried this love for her and her beautiful songs with me all my life, and I have succeeded in transmitting this love and taste for great and beautiful music to my children, even though they are still very young.
One of the things that was not talked about deeply in this video, perhaps because its a bit away from music, is how she was an integral part of the soft power of Egypt, a cultural power, in that period, and how that affected all arabic speakers to be able to understand Egyptian Arabic. Perhaps a bit of context here, there is one formal arabic, used officially or legally or in speeches, etc and other forms of spoken regional dialects that can vastly vary from one region of the arabic speaking world to another that sometimes even can be difficult to understand. Thanks to her and similar Egyptian entertainers/singers/actors, etc, the Egyptian Arabic is understood among all other arabic native speakers. She created a cultural bridge, singing in both formal Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. She would put an immense amount of emotions and passion in her songs, supported by the best poets, some of which were not Egyptians (creating that universal Arabic belonging) and superb composers of that era made her a timless icon adored by so many people.
Hi Rob thank you so much. I really wanted to hear umm khaltum. I listened to her 28 years ago in Sudan. I'm Irish so small world.Umm Khaltum was blind like Putri l believe .Please check out putri singing Olive Branch and Putri’s new release
dude , i also used to hate her , like really hate her , my parents used to tell me the same , i will understand later on , regardless of me liking her or not , she reminds me of my mom and my grandma man, now i have so much appreciation for her talents and her music.
Try to listen to umm kulthum helem its iconic song the name mean dream and its like dream❤❤😊
Amazing ❤
Nice job Robk.
Extra note...much of the lyrics was written by Ahmad Rami..He was in love with Um Kulthum but she refused to marry him.. so he was writing all these love songs to her..she knew it and sang lyrics she knew were written for her..knowing that brings more meaning to the whole thing
Another point. At some songs, she will hold the note forsuch a long time, doing like a breath challenge
Oum means mother in Arabic
I will give you a Pece of information about Umm Kulthoom she had the strongest voice just try to find where the microphone she is using It is at least 1metter She is the best
ام كلثوم ليست مجرد مغنية وليست مجرد صوت قوي هي تاريخ هي شخص كان يأتي الملوك والأمراء لحضور حفلاتها ويجلسون جنب لجنب مع الناس البسطاء ليستمعوا الي ام كلثوم او كما نطلق عليها الست او كوكب الشرق في الفيديوهات السابقة في حفلة باريس 1967 كان عمرها 69 عاما ووقفت علي المسرح لتغني لمدة 5 ساعات دون توقف من كثرة من كانوا يريدون التذاكر تم بيع تذاكر ارخص للوقوف علي جانب المسرح من الخارج عندما نستمع إليها نسترجع جميع ذكرياتنا في مصر وفي الشوارع المصرية وعلي المقاهي لا يوجد شخص لا يعشق ام كلثوم مهما كان عمره
لقد كانت اغانيها مدتها لا تقل عن النصف ساعة لقد كانت حفلتها في الخميس الاخير من كل شهر يجلس الجميع من المحيط للخليج بجانب الراديو يستمعون لكوكب الشرق مهما حاولت ان اوضح لك مكانتها ومن هي لن استطيع لانها اعظم من ان توصف
well said indeed!:)
Can you react to the video worldwide songs that are originally Arabic? I think it shows a variety of famous Arabic songs that were sampled by artists from all around the world you'd probably recognize those in English
Last one I promise, but to this day Israelis listen to her. a lot because of the Egyptian or other arab jews that migrated to palestine, and there are plenty of non-arabic speakers that love hearing her voice
Sir you should try the egyptian legend abdelhalim hafez song fatet gabena it tells a story ❤
Hey man,
I am an Egyptian who accidently came across your channel, and got curious about the reflection of non Egyptians on a perosn that Egyptians in whole admit her powerful impact on their lives. Started by this video then have been dragged by the algorithm watching one after one ended with your first reaction ever on her first video. MAN, your reaction there was purely genuine to the point that made me feel you have connected with her in a-beyond-the - world kinda connection . Which makes me ask you, is she truly your favorite?
Or you just faked it all for the sake of more 👍🏼👀, and 💵?
Hope my cooment didn't lie in any way but positive! ☺️
if im not feeling it in the morning when I do a reaction session I dont do any.
i get 1000s of comments mentioning my genuine chat about the music I listen to from all over the planet
i am lucky to make 100 dollars a month in the channel due to all videos being copy claimed
i do it daily cause it only takes a few hours, i love the new music i hear from people who enjoy my comments on a song they may only like and listened to it many years ago
i am never about the views again cause other people make money off my vids who own the rights and I am fine with that.
if i were about views I would pick every video to react to and not the 100% of the ones I have done that were personally requested. :)
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Hi Rob. Just as for you know, you absolutely just heard 0.5% of her vocal abilities. You only heard her in her 70s and with low quality videos in terms of voice quality. Just listen to her voice in her 30s or 40s or 50s you’ll then know how incomparable this woman is vocally
and I'll this to all the most certainly obvious great, and correct comments, but going to an Umm Kulthum show meant a couple of things: 1. you're only going to hear 1 or maybe 2 songs since they're super long. 2. you put on your sunday best, and you sat down like it's the Opera not a music concert.
I hope you can hear mohamed fouzy song .... ter bena ya alby ....... his music is not from earth great singer and he makes wonderful music .. ❤️
If Um Kalthoum is the planet of the east , Fairuz is the East ambassador to the stars. Pure divinity!
There’s a song I wish you can listen to by um kalthom
Al awela fi al gram
I cry every time I listen to it
Thanks
I suggest you to read the Quran
You will be very amazed. I wish
you guidance sir ❤
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