60 acast.com Barcha https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/barcha en Rania Bennour-Hamza Arab culture,Oum Kalthoum,Culture,Middle East,Diaspora Rania Bennour Culture Welcome to Barcha 🤍


Barcha is a word from the Tunisian dialect. It means a lot.

Because so many stories, memories, and shared experiences from North Africa and the Arab world are still waiting to be told and remembered.


Barcha is a podcast about culture, music, and identity. A space for conversations that resonate deeply, for references you don’t need to explain. 


Whether these cultures feel like home to you, or you’re simply curious to discover them, you’re welcome here. 


The first season explores the impact of major female artists from the Arab world — such as Umm Kulthum, Fairuz, and Warda — and their lasting influence on the MENA diaspora. Each episode takes the form of intimate conversations with journalists, writers, and biographers.


Two episodes are out follow along to see the nexts ✨

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]]> Welcome to Barcha 🤍


Barcha is a word from the Tunisian dialect. It means a lot.

Because so many stories, memories, and shared experiences from North Africa and the Arab world are still waiting to be told and remembered.


Barcha is a podcast about culture, music, and identity. A space for conversations that resonate deeply, for references you don’t need to explain. 


Whether these cultures feel like home to you, or you’re simply curious to discover them, you’re welcome here. 


The first season explores the impact of major female artists from the Arab world — such as Umm Kulthum, Fairuz, and Warda — and their lasting influence on the MENA diaspora. Each episode takes the form of intimate conversations with journalists, writers, and biographers.


Two episodes are out follow along to see the nexts ✨

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]]> false Rania Bennour raniabennour14@gmail.com 695936dd6c77c8cb7ac2b916 barcha episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1767454231294-34e94975-3c15-4b1b-94d3-5e4af8ed93fe.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/barcha Barcha Writing on Umm Kulthum, with Virginia Danielson Writing on Umm Kulthum, with Virginia Danielson Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:17:46 GMT 40:52 696a023a17bb88de8d3fbd8e false https://shows.acast.com/barcha/episodes/696a023a17bb88de8d3fbd8e 696a023a17bb88de8d3fbd8e 695936dd6c77c8cb7ac2b916 Umm Kulthum and MENA artists full 1 2 Virginia Danielson, one of the most important voices in the study of Arab music. Best known for her seminal book The Voice of Egypt, dedicated to Umm Kulthum, her work explores how a single voice can carry history, politics, emotion, and collective memory. We talked about her path as a researcher, her long relationship with Umm Kulthum’s music, and why this legacy still feels so alive today. A conversation that felt both generous and deeply inspiring — I hope u find this talk as inspiring as it was for me :)

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]]> Virginia Danielson, one of the most important voices in the study of Arab music. Best known for her seminal book The Voice of Egypt, dedicated to Umm Kulthum, her work explores how a single voice can carry history, politics, emotion, and collective memory. We talked about her path as a researcher, her long relationship with Umm Kulthum’s music, and why this legacy still feels so alive today. A conversation that felt both generous and deeply inspiring — I hope u find this talk as inspiring as it was for me :)

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]]> Fangirling over Umm Kulthum Fangirling over Umm Kulthum Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:10:44 GMT 46:54 695937806446068fdc909792 false https://shows.acast.com/barcha/episodes/695937806446068fdc909792 695937806446068fdc909792 695936dd6c77c8cb7ac2b916 Umm Kulthum and MENA artists full 1 1 In this episode, I sit down with Donia Ismail — journalist, activist, former host of Je ne suis pas raciste mais… on Slate, and co-founder of Arabengers (events by and for the MENA community of Paris) — to talk about Umm Kulthum, collective memory, and what it means to deeply love an artist who shaped generations across the Arab world. Hope u enjoy the conversation as much as i did :)





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]]> In this episode, I sit down with Donia Ismail — journalist, activist, former host of Je ne suis pas raciste mais… on Slate, and co-founder of Arabengers (events by and for the MENA community of Paris) — to talk about Umm Kulthum, collective memory, and what it means to deeply love an artist who shaped generations across the Arab world. Hope u enjoy the conversation as much as i did :)





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