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Midnight in Cairo - The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring '20s (Paperback)
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Midnight in Cairo - The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring '20s (Paperback)
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Loot Price R271
Discovery Miles 2 710
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1920s Cairo: singers were pressing hit records, dramatic troupes
were springing up and cabarets were packed - a counterculture was
on the rise. In bars, hash-dens and music halls, people of all
backgrounds came together as a passionate group of artists
captivated Egyptian society. Of these performers, Cairo's biggest
stars were female, and they asserted themselves on the stage like
never before. Two of the most famous troupes were run by women;
Badia Masabni's dancehall became the hottest nightspot in town;
pioneer of Egyptian cinema Aziza Amir made her stage debut; and
legendary singer Oum Kalthoum first rose to fame. It is these
women, who knew both the opportunities and prejudices that this
world offered, who best reveal this cosmopolitan and raucous city's
secrets. Midnight in Cairo tells the thrilling story of Egypt's
interwar nightlife and entertainment industry through the lives of
its pioneering women. Introducing an eccentric cast of characters,
it brings to life a world of revolutionary ideas and provocative
art - one which laid the foundations of Arab popular culture today.
It is a story of modern Cairo as we have never heard it before.
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