A bit of a strange post this week, but bear with me. The young blonde woman above is Jennifer Grout, a 23 year old American who has made it to the finals of 'Arabs Got Talent' despite barely speaking the language. Already a classically trained singer, she fell in love with Arabic music a few years ago after hearing Fairouz and has become a very adept singer and Oud player as the clip proves. Currently living in Morocco to further her musical education, Ms. Grout was encouraged to enter the tryouts for the show and the rest is, as they say, history. There's a good story about her here and as someone who fell in love with Arabic music at about the same age thanks to Fairouz, I couldn't be happier for her- she's done well. In honor of Ms. Grout's performance, here's an excellent Umm Kulthum/Oum Kalsoum 45 for your enjoyment, all 4 sides of it!
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