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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Raqs Sharki 1-2-3: Zeinat Olwi - Time traveling with the stars of Egyptian Dance

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties - Zeinat Olwy

ZEINAT OLWY, whose stage name was Zurah, (1930-1988) was one of the leading belly dancers in Egypt in the middle of the twentieth century. She appeared in many movies from the Egyptian Golden Age of cinema. One of her most famous performances was in Henry Barakat's 1955 movie Ayyam wa layali - Days and Nights
(Source: Wikipedia)

Fotos:

About Zeinat

About Zeinat Olwy (by Shira.net)
Zeinat Olwi (Wikipedia)

Videos

Zeinat performing in Lmeen Hawak (1954)

Zeinat performing in Madrasat Al Hob (1955)

Wadaate Hobbak (1956)

The way of hope (1957)

La waqt lil hob (1963)

BONUS: Zeinat performing in Ayaam W Layaly (1955)

Full Movie - Her dancing starts at 14:28

Enjoy!

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I look forward to welcoming you as a BOOSTie member :)

xx K.

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties:

Stars of the Sixties/Seventies:

Nagua Fouad

Soheir Zaki

Fifi Abdo

Modern Legends:

Raqs Sharki 1-2-3: Hind Rostom - Time traveling with the stars of Egyptian Dance

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties - Hind Rostom

HIND ROSTOM - Hind Hussain Mohammed or Nariman Hussein Murad, more commonly known by her stage name Hind Rostom, (Egyptian Arabic: هند رستم pronounced [ˈhende ˈɾostom]; November 12, 1929^[1] – August 8, 2011) was an Egyptian actress and is considered one of the icons in the Egyptian cinema, as she was mainly known for her sensual roles.

Hind was born in the neighborhood of Moharram Bek, Alexandria, Egypt on November 12, 1929.^[7]^[8] She was born to a Middle class family, to an Egyptian mother^[9] and an Alexandrian father of Turkish origin .^[1

She started her career at the age of 16 with the film Azhaar wa Ashwak (Flowers and Thorns). Her first true success was in 1955 when the famous director Hassan Al Imam offered her a role in Banat el Lail (Women of the Night).

Her physical appearance earned her the name Marilyn Monroe of the east ("مارلين مونرو الشرق").^[5]^[6] Hind Rostom starred in more than 80 movies in her career.

She decided to retire acting in 1979 because she wanted the audience to remember her at her best.

On August 8, 2011, Rostom died in a hospital in Al-Mohandeseen, Giza due to a heart attack, at the age of 81

(Source: Wikipedia)

Fotos:

About Hind

About Hind Rostom (by Shira.net)
Zeinat Olwi (IMDB)

Videos

Inta Habibi (1957)

Okandh de Surprises

Shafiqa the Copt (1963)

Chafika el Keptia (1963)

BONUS: Hind as Pick-Pocket :)

Enjoy!

I look forward to welcoming you as a BOOSTie member :)

xx K.

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties:

Stars of the Sixties/Seventies:

Nagua Fouad

Soheir Zaki

Fifi Abdo

Modern Legends:

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Raqs Sharki 1-2-3: Nadia Gamal - Time traveling with the stars of Egyptian Dance

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties - Nadia Gamal

NADIA GAMAL, born to a Greek father and an Italian mother as Maria Carydias in Alexandria, Egypt, first began dancing as a part of her mother's cabaret act which performed at the Casino Opera in Cairo.

Trained in piano as well as several kinds of dance such as ballet and tap, Gamal initially performed European folk dances in her mother's act.

When she was 14, an ill dancer in her mother's troupe gave her the opportunity to dance raqs sharqi in Lebanon, which her father had forbidden her to do because of her youth. After this debut, she became a popular dancer and went on to star in many Egyptian films.

She is often credited as the originator of the modern style of Lebanese raqs sharqi.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Fotos

More about Nadia Gamal:

About Nadia Gamal (by the BellyBlog.com)

Videos:
Nadia Gamal performing with finger cymbals

Nadia Gamal in Hindi movie Prem Pujari, 1970

Enjoy!

I look forward to welcoming you as a BOOSTie member :)

xx K.

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties:

Stars of the Sixties/Seventies:

Nagua Fouad

Soheir Zaki

Fifi Abdo

Modern Legends:

Friday, June 30, 2017

Raqs Sharki 1-2-3: Katie Fotsaty - Time traveling with the stars of Egyptian Dance

Favourites of the Fourties/Fifties - Katie Fotsaty

KATIE/Katy/Kitty Fotsaty was born in Alexandria in 1927 to Greek parents, and was famous for fusing Western style dancing with the Oriental style. She danced in nearly 50 films but left the country in 1960 in mysterious circumstances. She returned to Athens in 1965 after being implicated in a spy plot.