Oum Kalthoum I The Eco Tote Bag

A creation by the artist Marie-Claire Laffaire

Material: 80% organic ring-spun and combed cotton, 20% recycled polyester
Weight: 300 G/M²

THE VOICE OF ARAB UNITY AND IDENTITY

OUM KALTHOUM 1902 (approximate date)-1975 EGYPT

Oum Kalthoum , nicknamed "the Star of the Orient", "the Diva", the "People's Singer", the "Nightingale of the Nile" or the "Fourth Pyramid" is one of the greatest singers in the Arab world. Beginning her career in 1922, she recorded several hundred songs accompanied by a traditional orchestra that continues to grow. Through her art, she was able to unite Arabs beyond their divisions, and, as such, is considered the voice of Arab identity and unity. Involved in the evolution of Egyptian society and the Arab nation, Oum Kalthoum sings of the revolution, the evacuation of English forces from Egyptian territory, and becomes, with the arrival to power of Nasser, the incarnation of pan-Arabism. Her song Wallah Zaman Ya Silahi became, in 1960, the national anthem of the United Arab Republic.

A creation by the artist Marie-Claire Laffaire