TOPIC FOR REVIEW PAPER #4

MUSIC OF WEST ASIA

PAPER DUE: Thursday, October 31st

Watch the video:

Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt (shown in class on Oct. 22)

Video #495 available for viewing in Music Library.

Read the article in the course reader:

Danielson – "The Quran and the Qasidah"

Write a 1-2 page paper on the following topic:

Who was Umm Kulthum and what was the key to her success throughout the Arab world? How did she gain immense popularity from such a broad public? Compare Umm Kulthum to another popular music superstar with whom you are familiar (for example, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, et al.).