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From Oum Kalthoum to Dalida: Paris Exhibiton to Pay Tribute to Iconic Arab Divas

August 27, 2020

They danced for us, sang for us, made us laugh and smile and presented memorable works of art that lived in our imaginations until this day. For many, they were merely ‘entertainers’ – they were singers, dancers, actresses. But they were even more: they were icons of a cultural revolution. Starting from January 27 until July 25, 2021, the Institut du Monde Arabe will pay a tribute to iconic Arab divas that captured the hearts of millions from the 1920s until the 1970s and who radically changed the image of women at the time. The exhibition will include songs, exclusive pictures, film posters and visual concerts to help you relive the times of ‘golden age’ of Arab music and cinema. Covering an area of ​​1,000 square meters, the exhibition will present a journey in four acts: from the women in cosmopolitan Cairo of the 1920s; iconic voices that were Oum Kalthoum, Warda, Fayrouz and Asmahan during the period 1940-1970; as well as actresses divas such as Laila Mourad, Samia Gamal, Sabah, Tahiyya Carioca, Hind Rostom and Dalida. “From Oum Kalthoum to Warda al-Djazaïria, from Asmahan to Fayrouz, from Laila Mourad…


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