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Fathia Ahmed

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Egyptian singer and actress

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Fatheya Ahmed, also called Touha, was an Egyptian classical singer and actress who "carried the practice of Waslah into the 20th century". She also sang many traditional and modern melodies on Takht in the tradition of awâlim in which female entertainers perform for women-only audiences during wedding celebrations.

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Fatheya Ahmed, also called Touha, was an Egyptian classical singer and actress who "carried the practice of Waslah into the 20th century". She also sang many traditional and modern melodies on Takht in the tradition of awâlim in which female entertainers perform for women-only audiences during wedding celebrations. She had a “unique mastery of the mawwal”, a traditional and popular Arabic genre of vocal music.

Country
Egypt
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1975 · aged 77
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5 languages

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