Just came across this article about Egyptian cotton farming...
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-end-of-egyptian-cotton
Other than the throwaway line about folkloric songs, it isn't BD related, so let's see what we can dig up music-wise...
From the film "Khadra W al-Sindbad al-qabliu," Amr al Gizawi singing "Ya qotn sobhan min sawar" with some of those famous crazy backbends courtesy of Nabaweya Moustafa. (Also check out the two doing the zaghareet--remember the enthusiasm for Shakira wagging her tongue up and down during her Superbowl show?)
A young Umm Kulthum singing "al-Qotn farah" from the film "Aida"
Mohamed Sadek singing "Nourt ya qotn al-Niil" (this looks like stock footage--no clue on the dancer)
"Ya helw ya qotn ya marwah" by Ahmed Abdelkader (and more recent stock footage)
Anybody know of any other cotton songs?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-end-of-egyptian-cotton
Other than the throwaway line about folkloric songs, it isn't BD related, so let's see what we can dig up music-wise...
From the film "Khadra W al-Sindbad al-qabliu," Amr al Gizawi singing "Ya qotn sobhan min sawar" with some of those famous crazy backbends courtesy of Nabaweya Moustafa. (Also check out the two doing the zaghareet--remember the enthusiasm for Shakira wagging her tongue up and down during her Superbowl show?)
A young Umm Kulthum singing "al-Qotn farah" from the film "Aida"
Mohamed Sadek singing "Nourt ya qotn al-Niil" (this looks like stock footage--no clue on the dancer)
"Ya helw ya qotn ya marwah" by Ahmed Abdelkader (and more recent stock footage)
Anybody know of any other cotton songs?
