Fatma Said – El Nour (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Fatma Said – El Nour (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:56 minutes | 1,07 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

The young Egyptian soprano Fatma Said, praised for the luminosity and rich colours of her voice, makes her recording debut for Warner Classics with El Nour. Her enticing and absorbing recital programme crosses cultures, combining art songs by French, Spanish and Egyptian composers with Egyptian folk songs and popular songs from the Middle East. As she explains, “‘El Nour’ in Arabic means ‘the light’, and this album sheds light on how music that has been interpreted many times can be perceived in a different light. The idea is to connect three cultures – Arabic, French and Spanish – and to show how much, despite cultural, geographical and historical differences, they have in common when it comes to music”.

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Fatma Said – Kaleidoscope (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Fatma Said – Kaleidoscope (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:08:17 minutes | 721 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Soprano Fatma Said racked up prestigious prizes during her training years and became the first Egyptian singer to perform at Italy’s La Scala opera house. She was signed to the major Warner Classics label in 2019. Said was born in Cairo in 1991. Her father, Ahmed Hassan Said, was an Egyptian opposition politician. Said attended a German school operated by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo, a Catholic organization, and then she began taking voice lessons with Neveen Allouba at the Cairo Opera House and immediately showed talent, appearing at a Christmas concert just three months later.

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