Assoulou Karamati - Oum Kalthoum

Oum Kalthoum (Arabic: أم كلثوم; other English spellings include: Umm Kulthum, Om Kalthoum, Oum Kalsoum, Oum Kalthum, Omm Kolsoum, Umm Kolthoum, Um Kalthoom) (1904–1975) was an Egyptian singer and musician. Oum Kalthoum was born in Tamay ez-Zahayra village in El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Her birth date is controversial, and even the Egyptian Ministry of Information seems to have given either 31st December 1898, or 31st December 1904.

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