The Golden Age of Arabic Music

Era introduction

In this era, Arabic music became a broad mass culture through radio, cinema, records, and major public concerts. It was the period in which the image of the great Arab star fully solidified, and Arabic song reached the height of its artistic and popular influence.

This era is read within a broader timeline, so the dates are not treated as final borders between separate styles. The main point is to notice the social and technical setting in which music moved: oral transmission, teaching, courts, theatres, radio, recording, or contemporary platforms depending on the era.

Historical context

The era title and period show how music's relationship with place and institutions changed. Some periods are connected to courts, cities, and writing, while others are connected to modern revival, recording, radio, cinema, and the public concert.

Musical features

• Radio
• Cinema
• Records
• The great Arab star

Artistic Works

• Safini Marra — Performer; composed by Mohamed El Mougy

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Ahwak — Performer; composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Gana El Hawa — Performer; composed by Baleegh Hamdi

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Sawah — Performer; composed by Baleegh Hamdi

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Zay El Hawa — Performer; composed by Baleegh Hamdi

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Maw‘oud — Performer; composed by Baleegh Hamdi

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Hawel Teftekerni — Performer

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Ay Dam‘et Hozn La — Performer; composed by Baleegh Hamdi

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Qari’at al-Fingan — Performer; words by Nizar Qabbani, composed by Mohamed El Mougy

  Abdel Halim Hafez

• Risala Min Taht El Ma — Performer; words by Nizar Qabbani, composed by Mohamed El Mougy

  Abdel Halim Hafez

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