About this episode
The episode features a discussion about the Egyptian biopic 'El Sett' and the iconic singer Umm Kulthum.
"El Sett" is the new Egyptian biopic about the great Arab diva, Umm Kulthum. After an exclusive screening of the film in Stockholm, Edgar invited Egyptian curator, Mariam Elnozahy, and Egyptian multidisciplinary artist, Amr Hamid, for a conversation about the film, reactions to it in Egypt and about the icon Umm Kulthum herself. To listen to the episode ad-free subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/kalampodcast Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Edgar Mannheimer
Guests: Mariam Elnozahy, Amr Hamid
Topics covered
- Umm Kulthum
- Egyptian cinema
- cultural discussion
- biopic
- art
- music history
Keywords
- Umm Kulthum
- El Sett
- Egyptian cinema
- biopic
- Mariam Elnozahy
- Amr Hamid
- cultural discussion
- music history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: El Sett, Umm Kulthum
Places: Egypt, Stockholm
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