A 1970s classic from Arab music icon Umm Kulthum and forward-looking composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab, poetic confessional Leilet Hob (A Night of Love) is another testament to the transformative power of their collaboration. This intensely cinematic epic infuses Egyptian tradition with Western influences that only serve to enhance its appeal as it flits between startling solo themes and time structures, alternating the revered vocalist’s soul-stirring delivery with eloquent lyricism and enticing guitar and organ instrumentals. It’s an aching urgent ode to love—and creative freedom.