Radio MAQAM® with host Bashar Barazi - Arabic radio bringing you the music and news of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Arab World on public radio.  راديو مقام راديو الموسيقة العربية و الاخبار العربية في الولايات المتحدة الاميريكية

Today we continue our Arabic Music Legends series exploring the golden age of Arabic Music with Abdel Halim Hafez and Oum Kalthoum.  Abdel Halim's repertoire is vast though most of the attention is focused on his romantic songs, in particular in the West, so with today's song we introduce you to the other sides of his work.  Today's Oum Kalthoum song was chosen by our host as it has resonated with professional American musicians from orchestras around the world.