> Fifty years on, Umm Kulthum remains the sound of the Arab world / 36WH9RR
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Fifty years on, Umm Kulthum remains the sound of the Arab world / 36WH9RR
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Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman. "Her songs live on in every corner," says Shady Said, who sells tiny figurines of Umm Kulthum and her orchestra at his souvenirs stall in Cairo's historic Khan al-Khalili bazaar. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES