Virginia L. Danielson
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Richard F. French Librarian, Loeb Music Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Author of "The Voice of Egypt": Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century.
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Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Wahhāb was an Egyptian actor, singer, and composer, largely responsible for changing the course of Arab music by incorporating Western musical instruments, melodies, rhythms, and performance practices into his work. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb was drawn to musical theatre in Cairo as a young…
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