Abstract
'Abd al-Bāsit 'Abd al-Samad (1927-88) is one of the most renowned Egyptian Qur'ān reciters of the mujawwad and murattal styles, admired nationally and internationally for his remarkable voice and improvisatory style. Starting from the 1950s, his national and international career was entwined with the emergence of Egyptian mass media, which
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