Raqs Sharki 1-2-3: Naima Akef - Time traveling with the stars of Egyptian Dance

 Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties -  Naima Akef (7 October 1929 – 23 April 1966)

NAIMA AKEF (October 1929 – 23 April 1966) was a famous Egyptian belly dancer during the Egyptian cinema's golden age and starred in many films of the time. Naima Akef was born in Tanta on the Nile Delta. Her parents were acrobats in the Akef Circus (run by Naima’s grandfather), which was one of the best known circuses at the time.

She started performing in the circus at the age of four, and quickly became one of the most popular acts with her acrobatic skills. Her family was based in the Bab el Khalq district of Cairo, but they traveled far and wide in order to perform.

The circus disbanded when Naima was 14, but this was only the beginning of her career. Her grandfather had many connections in the performance world of Cairo and he introduced her to his friends. When Naima’s parents divorced, she formed an acrobatic and clown act that performed in many clubs throughout Cairo.

She then got the chance to work in Badia Masabni's famous nightclub, where she became a star and was one of the very few who danced and sang. Her time with Badeia, however, was short-lived, as Badia favored her, which made the other performers jealous.

One day they ganged up on her and attempted to beat her up, but she proved to be stronger and more agile and won the fight. This caused her to be fired, so she started performing elsewhere.
(Source: Wikipedia)

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More about Naima Akef:

• http://alessandraraqs.blogspot.de/2015/09/stars-of-dance-spotlight-naima-akef.html
• http://www.serpentine.org/yasmin/NaimaAkef.html

Videos

Sitt al Bayt, 1949

Lahalibo, 1949 (full movie)

Ya Halawet al Hob, 1952

Tamr Henna, 1954

 Kholkal Habibi, 1960

 'Amir al Dahaa', 1964

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Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties:

• Badia Masabni
• Tahiya Karioka
• Samia Gamal
• Naima Akef
• Katie Fotsaty
• Nadia Gamal
• Zeinat Olwi
• Hind Rostom
• Mahmoud Reda & Farida Fahmy

 Stars of the Sixties/Seventies:

• Nagua Fouad
• Soheir Zaki
• Fifi Abdo

 Modern Legends:

• Nesma
• Randa Kamel
• Tito Seif