Diva (Oum Kalthoum)

from Loud Oasis by MoMo Loudiyi

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This is an homage to the great Egyptian singer, Oum Kalthoum, known as the “Star of the East.”
She has been a significant influence on a number of luminaries, both in the Arab World and beyond - from Bob Dylan to Maria Callas, Jean-Paul Sartre, Salvador Dali, Nico, Bono, and Led Zeppelin…
When she passed on in 1975, her funeral was attended by over 4 million mourners—one of the largest gatherings in history. To this day her popularity extends beyond borders and religions. In Israel she is popular among Jews and Arabs, and even more than 3 decades after her death her records continue to sell in the millions.

lyrics

She took the stage
All through the night
Refrains
Sustained
What a delight

Although you’re gone
You shaped our lives
Held the time
Captured our minds
Your music’s life
Your light shines bright
Swaying me
Gently
Night after night

Are you singing
Only for me
leading me to ecstasy

Here comes The Diva
That leads us to higher grounds
Here comes The Lady from Egypt

The Queen of sound

Telling love stories
Of sadness in beautiful ways
Uniting our hearts forever
With joy in the pain

Oum Kalthoum we thank you

We hold you close to our hearts

Oum Kalthoum
A shining star
One spirit
That'll never die
You shared your magic
And this one's for you...

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from Loud Oasis, released February 10, 2010
Music by MoMo Loudiyi
Lyrics by MoMo Loudiyi and Wendy Parr

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