Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Sat 2, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert. Sun 3, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 8pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Every Friday, 8pm: A performance by clowns in Al Muiz Street, entitled; Al Aragouz Wa Khayal Al Zel (The Shadow Puppet & Qarakoz show) We Will Come Right to the Audience…Free Theatre." The show is presented by Wamda groupfor Shadow Puppets and Qarakoz, directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Main Hall Thur 30, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble plays classsical Arab music and songs. Sat 2, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha in a jazz concert playing works by G.Gershwin and C. Bolling. Mon 4, Tue 5, Wed 6, 11am: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company presents Al-Leila Al-Kebira (The Big Night): Oriental Steps ballet. Thur 7, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs. *Small Hall Thur 30, 8pm: A chamber music concert features Sherif Salaheddin. Sun 3, 8pm: Piano and oboe recital by Wessam Ahmed. Mon 4, 8pm: The Opera String Orchestra. Tue 5, 8pm: Piano recital by professor Ghada Shaker piano class.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 30, 9.30pm: International Jazz Day at Cairo Jazz Club.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Fri 1, 8pm: Nogoum Al-Tarab troupe for Arab music amd singing. Sat 2, 8pm: Classical Arab songs by singer Ahlam Ahmed and her Al-Ahlam (the dreams) band. Thur 7, 8pm: Foursan Al Sharq Lil Turath(or Knights of the Orient for Heritage) dance companypresents The Great Street show.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat, Mon & Wed, (8pm, free admission) Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.
Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878 Every Tuesday, 9pm (Doors open at 8.30pm): Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band. Every Wednesday, 9pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354 *Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thur 30, 8pm: A special Sufi night with Zar Abul Gheit in a spiritual atmosphere.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Wisdom Hall Thur 30, 7pm: Popular Arabic and English songs played by AUCeyat, a musical group from the AUC.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 30, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, directed by Erminia Kamel & the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by Nayer Nagui present Don Quixote ballet. Fri 1, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Tue 5, 8pm: Hossam Saqr troupe for religious chanting. Wed 6, 8pm: The Opera String Quartet. Thur 7, 8pm: Konoz (treasures) ensemble for classical Arab music features Mahmoud Darwish.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Thur 30, 7pm: Shawaraana (our streets) band.