Umm Kulthum Tapestries

Uniquely colored line art portrait of Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s, Umm Kulthum.

Uniquely colored line art portrait of Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s, Umm Kulthum.

Uniquely colored line art portrait of Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s, Umm Kulthum.

A line art portrait of Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s, Umm Kulthum.

A popular arabic song for a very famous singer, umm kulthum she was given the honorific title kawkab al-sharq “planet of the east” and the Egypt’s fourth pyramid

The Band's Visit

Umm Kulthum[a] (4 May 1904 – 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 al-Sharq ("Star of the East"). In her native Egypt, Kulthum is a national icon; she has been dubbed as "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.