We Malo [VINYL]

Warda is widely regarded as one of the greatest divas of the Arab world with Oum Kalthoum and Fairuz. Born in the suburbs of Paris to an Algerian father and a Lebanese mother, she was discovered at the age of 11 by Ahmed Hachlaf, the head of A&R at Pathé Marconi in Paris specializing in Arabic music. She refined her singing skills at her father's cabaret in the Latin Quarter, Le Tam-Tam (named after Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco), and soon gained recognition in Arabic music circles. In the late 1950s, her family moved to Beirut after the French authorities discovered weapons in her father's cabaret intended for Algerian independence fighters. While in Lebanon, Warda was spotted by an Egyptian film producer who brought her to Cairo, where she began recording and acting in films. From that moment, her career took off rapidly, and she collaborated with Egyptian icons such as Abdel Halim Hafez and composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab. However, in the early 1960s, Warda stepped away from the mu