Aalbat Alwan 15 Ahmed Heshmat St, Zamalek, Tel 010 1856 0510 Fri 24, 9.30pm: A night of Sufi chanting withSheikh Mahmoud and his entourage.
Amir Bashtak Palace Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187 Sat 25, 9.30pm: A duo oud recital featuring Dina Abdel-Hamid and Ghassan Al-Youssef. Sun 26, 9.30pm: Bent Al-Balad band performs classical Arab music with singer Afaf Shoukri.
Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581 Thurs 30, 9.30pm: Angham Al-Sharq (Melodies of the Orient) troupe performs classical Arab songs.
Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Sat 25, 9.30pm: A singing recital by Zeinab Barakat. Sun 26, 9.30pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi, plays Abdel-Wahab songs.
Beit Al-Harrawi Mohamed Abdu St, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 2510 4174 Thurs 23, 9.30pm: Part of the Arab Oud House Nights, a duo oud recital evening featuring Osama Hisham and Mina Gamal. Tues 28, 9.30pm: An evening of oud music performed by Islam Taha and Somar Al-Nasser.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 8.30pm and 9.30pm during Ramadan: TheNile 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, 8.30pm and 9.30pm during Ramadan: “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Sat 25, 9.30pm: Religious chanting by munshid Ihab Younis. Sun 26, 9.30pm: The Nile for Folk Instruments troupe. Tues 28, 9.30pm: A Ramadan night with accordionist Hani Shenouda.
Beit Al-She'r (Al-Sett Wassila) Al-Azhar district, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Al-Aini St, Tel 02 2510 3171 Wed 29, 7pm: “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet) show.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Main Hall Thurs 23, 9.30pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Fri 24, 9.30pm: The Cairo Opera Company andthe Cairo Opera Orchestra present a gala concert. Sat 25, 9.30pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Open-Air Theatre Thurs 23, 9.30-11.30pm: Sufi chanting by the Abu-Shaar Brothers band from Syria. Fri 24, 9.30pm: Singer Ali Al-Haggar performs his much-loved songs. Mon 27, 9.30pm: A night of religious chanting, conducted by maestro Alaa Abdel-Salam and featuring singers Khaled Ali, Hanna Essam and Mustafa Al-Nagdi.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 Thurs 23, 12pm: An evening with munshid (religious chanter) Hossam Sakr.
Darb 1718 Kasr Al-Shamaa St, Al-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 The sixth Mawaweel Festival 2016, Cairo's alternative Ramadan experience, organized by the Cairo Jazz Club Agency and Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Centre, offers a culturally rich Ramadan experience. Each evening Mawaweel will open its doors at 8.30pm. Attendees can enjoy the “Bread II” art exhibition, bazaar, moulid games and interactive arts stations while indulging in delicious Middle Eastern bites and beverages. Entertainment will start from 9.30pm each night, when the first main act goes on stage, followed by a short folkloric Tanoura act from 10.30pm, with the final act on stage by 11pm. Thurs 23, 8.30pm: A concert featuring the Mazaher and Massar Egbari bands. Sat 25, 10pm: Mawaweel Fi Alsath (Mawaweel in the Roof) project presents theEftekasat jazz band.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Fri 24, 9.30pm: Salib Sufi Project concert. Sun 26, 9.30pm: A religious chanting concert of Ramadan religious songs. Thurs 30, 9.30pm: Al-Mawlawiya Al-Masria (The Egyptian Mawlawiya) troupe, led by Sufi chanter Amer Al-Toni, performs Sufi dances and songs.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Tel 02 2514 7475 Al-Tanourawhirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music (Performances every Sat, Mon and Wed, 9.30pm, free admission).
Al-Ghouri Dome 111 Al-Azhar St, Al-Ghouriya, Tel 02 2506 0227 Sun 26, 9.30pm: Samaa troupe for Sufi singing presents “The Rituals of Elevation” show.
Madaar 2 11 St, Maadi, Tel 0101 194 0844 Fri 25, 9pm: Ali and Al-Mazikateya in a spiritual musical collaboration between Ali Al-Baghdady on vocals and guitar andAl-Mazikateya, with Ahmed Ayman on percussion, Khaled Senosi on wind instruments.
Makan Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 02 2792 0878 Every Monday: (fixed event) Zikr and Sufi night. Every Tuesday, 9pm (doors open at 8.30pm): Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka music and songs with Aragid, featuring Saleh Abbass and Farah Al-Masri; traditional Sudanese music and songs performed by Queen of Henna Settouna; Al-Jaafra music played by musicians from Aswan; Nass Makan (People from Makan) and Sanet perform traditional music from Eritrea. Every Wednesday, 9pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
Manasterly Palace The International Music Centre,1 Al-Malek Al-Saleh St, Al-Roda Island, Manial, Tel 02 2363 1467 Mon 27, 9.30pm: A singing recital by Maye Farouk accompanied by her band.
Al-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30A Al-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown, Tel 011 5099 5354 Al-Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thurs 23, 9pm: Kafafa troupe from Upper Egypt, led by singer Abdel-Wahed Al-Banna, performs the ancient Egyptian art of kafafa or palm clapping. Still found in Upper Egypt, palm clapping dates back to the days of the pharaohs. Misr Opera House Misr University for Sciences and Technology, Al-Motamayez District, next to Dar Al-Fouaad Hospital, 6th of October City,Tel 010 9444 4273/4/5-16828 Thurs 30, 10pm: Enjoy the melodies of Sufism performed by Al-Hadra troupe with a new mixture of musical instruments and techniques and experience another level of inner peace.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 River Hall Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Culturewheel's Ramadan Tentoffers folk art items, stand-up comedy shows, religious songs and invocations, a clown show and theatre plays for children and adults, 9pm. Wisdom Hall Thurs 23, 10pm: A stand-up comedy show featuring Ali Qandil. Fri 24, 10pm: Transistor band plays Arab rock music. Sat 25, 10pm: Acoustic concert featuring HOH band. Sun 26, 10pm: Al-Meghanawatia (The Singers)band presents a classical Arab music concert. Tues 28, 10pm: A concert of religious chanting. Wed 29, 10pm: Singer Ali Al-Haggar in a concert of classical Arab songs. Thurs 30, 10pm:El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre revives the concerts of the late diva Um Kulthoum, performing two of her much-loved songs.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa St, Zeinhom, in front of the Fathi Sorour Compound, Tel 02 2362 2647/ 2362 8174 Sat 25, 9.30pm: Port Said Children Troupe for Folk Arts. Mon 27,9.30pm: Talaat Harb Cultural Centre Choir.
ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03 486 5106 Fri 24, 9.30pm:Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
