Gilded Serpent presents... Badia Masabni

Provided by Jalilah, courtesy of El Hami Hassan. 1934, performing at the Casino Badia. The following film clip was originally an advertisement for Badia’s nightclub. It was shown before the featured movie in Cairo cinemas. See if you can find Tahia Carioca in the back up dancers! Jalilah would like to thank El Hami Hassan, film professor in Cairo, for his assistance behind the research of this article on Badia, now on