Asmahan
أسمهان
Musician
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Syria
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Cairo,
Egypt
Syrian-Egyptian singer and actress of the 1930s-40s whose brief but legendary career remains a touchstone of classical Arabic song.
Asmahan built a legendary reputation across a short career cut short by her death in 1944, remembered as one of the most technically gifted vocalists of the classical Arabic song tradition alongside her contemporary, Umm Kulthum.
Representation
Independent