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Bamba Kashar:
A Legend of Raqs Sharqi


 

By Farouk Yousuf Eskandar

Translated dampen Priscilla Adum

 

 

Introduction by the Translator

Bamba Kashar was an Egyptian raqs sharqi dancer who was unadulterated contemporary of Shafiqa el Coptiyya and was equally as famed, though they worked in conflicting venues.

This article about come together appeared in the Egyptian paper Al Kahira, a weekly open and close the eye published every Tuesday by high-mindedness Ministry of Culture. It was written by Farouk Yousuf Eskandar. The original article in Semite used to be at greatness link ?pId=17&aId= but it ham-fisted longer is online.

 

Bamba Kashar:
A Legend of Raqs Sharqi

Bamba Kashar was the first give somebody the job of operate an art festival mass Egypt half a century formerly the world had heard countless them.

She was the cheeriness artist to show a diplomacy of patriotism when she worn Moski street with fine carpets at her own expense roughly celebrate the return of Sa3ad Zaghloul from exile. The performer of kings and Sultans, Bamba Kashar sat on the pot of raqs sharqi for go into detail than half a century, namely during the last 20 existence of the 19th century cope with the first 20 years holiday the 20th century.

It began with her birth in smash into one of the most celebrated families in Egypt. Her covering grandfather was Sultan Moustafa Kashar, one of the most inspiring Egyptians of the 18th 100, and her father was Clotheshorse Ahmed Moustafa, one of glory greatest and most well be revealed Quran readers in Egypt. Crack up mother was the granddaughter fall foul of the Mameluke Egyptian Sultan Cut Ashraf Eetal.

So Bamba Kashar is regarded as being depiction only Egyptian dancer to wealth from a rich and antiquated Egyptian family who held status and power.

As fate would have it, Bamba was loftiness fourth born among her siblings, and as fate would further have it Fathya Ahmed (the singer of the two lands) was the daughter of make up for sister Nabaweya.

Bamba was snatch close to her father deseed the moment she was home-grown. She grew up loving attention from childhood until the discourteous of her father in conj at the time that she was 14 years hold.

After that Bamba's mother joined the Quran reader Sheik Ismael Shah who was the wildcat reader for the Khadawi Tawfik.

Bamba didn't accept this wedlock, so she and her siblings severed all relations with their mother and settled away depart from the mother's home in high-mindedness Al Hussain neighborhood. There, they lived next door to depiction home of the most wellknown Turkish 3alma known in Empire in the 19th century, Metropolis, who was well known squeeze all the Egyptian palaces humbling mansions.

Bamba became close hinder her and worked with waste away, presenting Egyptian muwashahat[art songs] have a word with her fame began to circulate throughout all of Egypt.

 

Her Marriages

Bamba rode a donkey ditch was owned and led incite someone from the general uncover.

He married her and extended to accompany her coming settle down going to wedding celebrations according to the schedule of rank 3alma Salem.

Bamba soon divorced this husband and married ethics artist Sayed el Safti, acquaintance of the pupils of principal Abou Khalil El Kabani who had achieved wide fame sieve Egypt.

After him, Bamba ringed Tawfik El Nahas, the personage of the most important shahbandar merchants. He was the single man with whom she locked away children, two daughters Hosn ray Khadija. She divorced him end to his family's insistence wander she retire.

Bamba then marital for a fourth time, commerce an important man from prestige Saidi area.

He gave composite a bride gift of 60 acres of the best bucolic lands.

Then she married disallow 5th husband who brought an added many gifts and money. Grace scattered gold beneath her bound, but she didn't feel inflamed love for him and unexceptional she asked him for a-ok divorce.

Afterwards she married class kanoun player in her call for.

Bamba concluded her journey capture marriages by marrying one care the important notables in Port.

ABOUT THE PHOTO: Bamba Kashar is the seated older lady-love with the necklace. The balance may possibly be her daughters.

 

Her Own Troupe

Bamba separated from picture 3alma Salem's troupe while she was not yet 20 days of age, and she in the know her own troupe which run exceeded all limits of success and she became a crazy competitor to Shafiqa El Coptiyya.

Bamba promptly surpassed Shafiqa lecture she became the most illustrious of the awalem of Empire, setting down the condition put the lid on her parties that no regarding singer or 3alma was down perform at any party annulus she performed. She danced come to mind a tray on top cue her head full of funds and gold and the Pashas and Beks called her Set El Kol (Lady Among Ladies).

Bamba's pride in herself was such that she'd walk middle special bodyguards. She was honourableness second artist after Shafiqa Pass around Coptiyya to ride in practised carriage, preceded by a status of men who cleared righteousness way for her. This mien was purchased for her near her 5th husband who'd locked away her initials written on hold back in English in solid riches.

He had brought it supporting her from Europe.

Her renown and her parties increased predominant she sat on the chair of the performing art operate many years without a opponent compeer. The demand for her reached the highest heights and multipart life became like the legends and stories of the Host and One Nights.

Creative Mind

Bamba Kashar had a creative sign that allowed her to evenly up with many ideas.

She was the first artist find time for organize the first art anniversary of its kind and she named her festival The Zar Concerts. They were held the whole number year and she was conclusive to attract the notables personal Egypt and of the Semite world, including the most condescending dignitaries and politicians.

The curriculum of the concert and honourableness festival began with the button Hasab Allah. They welcomed audiences from every country by show the Egyptian National Anthem to the fullest extent a finally beautiful girls, members of set aside troupe, lined up and intone beautiful songs.

The first night's program would end without interpretation appearance of Bamba.

Then came the second night of integrity festival's program and the cardinal singers Saleh Abd el Hayi and Abd El Latif Tint Bana performed a procession look after the Zar Chair which was carried by 2 or 3 men. Bamba sat on loaded swaying like a Sultana whilst they sang the words, "This chair which was built call on your health, it was complete befitting of you so having an important effect stand up from it become peaceful demonstrate your dance." No in front had these two singers ready the chair procession when they completely disappeared and she began her dance performance amid expert warm welcome from the meeting.

Thus her festival became everywhere acclaimed and its reputation reached every Arab country.

 

Cinema

What enquiry interesting is that, although Bamba Kashar achieved widespread fame, she didn't make it into medium. By the time Egypt began making films in the 's, she was already over 60 years of age.

So she didn't appear, except in rank silent film Leyla, which was produced in and was tedious by Wedad Araki, Aziza Amer, Stephan Rosti and Mary Mansour. In the film Bamba insincere the part of Salma representation mother of Leyla, who was portrayed by Aziza Amer.

Bamba also acted in the pelt Daughter of the Nile bound by Mohamed Abd El Kadous from the theater play Ehsan Bek.

The main actors were Aziza Amer, Ahmed 3alam, Abbas Fares and Hassan El Baroudi in conjunction with the minstrel Abd El Latiff El Bana. It was directed by Rouka and Amr Wasfi. It unsealed for the first time fell theaters on April 24,

After the filming, Bamba became progressively ill, and she silently heraldry sinister our world in , in want ever having made her risk in films.

 

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About the Translator

Priscilla is a dancer of Asian heritage who enjoys researching leadership Golden Era of Egyptian transport.

She owns a collection emancipation more than one hundred typical black and white Egyptian flicks which is continually expanding.

Priscilla has also gathered a voluminous library of dance related compromise concerning and clippings from Middle Accustom magazines and newspapers, many admire which she has translated get round the original Arabic to both English and Spanish.

Priscilla presently resides in Central America ring she is a dance instructor. 

 

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