Mogadishu on her mind: A conversation with Rasna Warah
Mogadishu shoreline.
One woman serenaded a language – Arabic; a culture – Arab culture; and a country – Egypt – more than any other person.
Umm Kulthum. The iconic image of Umm Kulthum — accompanied by a retinue of male percussionists — is that of her standing on a stage clutching tightly at her scarf. She would throw her voice one notch higher each time, as if reaching for the very heavens, as waves of ecstasy swept her listeners, who wept and called for encores.
